What is the average commute in Hyattsville city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hyattsville city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 25.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24412502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hyattsville, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Hyattsville city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 25.9% worked from home, 51.8% drove alone, and 11.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home25.9%±5.6 pp MOE

Drove alone51.8%±4.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.8%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 Hyattsville city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.2 min → 33.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.9% → 25.9%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit20.7% → 10.5%▼ 10.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.7% → 51.8%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hyattsville city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 51.8%; 10.5% used public transit and 25.9% worked from home.

Drive alone51.8% ±4.5 pp

Carpool6.5% ±2.2 pp

Public transit10.5% ±3.2 pp

Walk2.9% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp

Work from home25.9% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 11,906 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hyattsville city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

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

78^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hyattsville city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,906 workers age 16+, including 8,827 workers with reported travel time and 3,079 home workers.

Population estimate20,966± 41 MOE

Workers age 16+11,906± 900 MOE

Workers with travel time8,827± 871 MOE

Estimated home workers3,079± 710 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Hyattsville city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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