ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24389752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hillcrest Heights, Maryland

Mean one-way trip37.2 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone62.8%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.0%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 commute36.8 min → 37.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 16.8%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit19.2% → 11.6%▼ 7.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.7% → 62.8%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.8% ±5.2 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit11.6% ±3.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.8% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 7,794 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,063± 1,622 MOE
Workers age 16+7,794± 864 MOE
Workers with travel time6,482± 717 MOE
Estimated home workers1,312± 428 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.