ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24432002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kemp Mill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home28.6%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone57.1%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute37.3 min → 31.2 min▼ 6.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 28.6%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit13.5% → 5.0%▼ 8.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.9% → 57.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.1% ±6.1 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit5.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home28.6% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 6,476 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,042± 1,306 MOE
Workers age 16+6,476± 719 MOE
Workers with travel time4,626± 620 MOE
Estimated home workers1,850± 309 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.