What is the average commute in La Plata town, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 39.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in La Plata town, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.9 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 24457502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Plata, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for La Plata town, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 39.6 min one way; 16.7% worked from home, 68.4% drove alone, and 32.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip39.6 min±6.3 min MOE

Worked from home16.7%±5.9 pp MOE

Drove alone68.4%±6.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip32.7%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 La Plata town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.2 min → 39.6 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 16.7%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.8%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.4% → 68.4%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How La Plata town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.4%; 2.8% used public transit and 16.7% worked from home.

Drive alone68.4% ±6.3 pp

Carpool9.4% ±4.2 pp

Public transit2.8% ±1.8 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home16.7% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 5,506 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How La Plata town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70^thWork-from-home percentile

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

83^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind La Plata town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,506 workers age 16+, including 4,586 workers with reported travel time and 920 home workers.

Population estimate10,683± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+5,506± 420 MOE

Workers with travel time4,586± 486 MOE

Estimated home workers920± 334 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 La Plata town

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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