ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24455252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Langley Park, Maryland

Mean one-way trip39.2 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone40.8%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.9%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 commute40.8 min → 39.2 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.1%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit15.9% → 16.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.0% → 40.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.8% ±5.5 pp
Carpool32.2% ±5.5 pp
Public transit16.0% ±3.4 pp
Walk5.8% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 9,830 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,508± 1,779 MOE
Workers age 16+9,830± 1,099 MOE
Workers with travel time9,525± 1,079 MOE
Estimated home workers305± 123 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.