ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24425502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jessup, Maryland

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.3%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 commute22.9 min → 26.9 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 11.6%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 3.7%▲ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 81.6%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±6.6 pp
Carpool3.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit3.7% ±2.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home11.6% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 2,505 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,931± 726 MOE
Workers age 16+2,505± 486 MOE
Workers with travel time2,215± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers290± 150 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.