ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24365122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampton, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.0%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.9 min → 24.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.0% → 21.0%▲ 5.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit1.4% → 2.8%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 71.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±6.1 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.8% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home21.0% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,529 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,372± 578 MOE
Workers age 16+2,529± 290 MOE
Workers with travel time1,998± 275 MOE
Estimated home workers531± 134 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.