ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24456502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lansdowne, Maryland

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute24.6 min → 29.0 min▲ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 14.0%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 2.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 62.1%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±6.5 pp
Carpool17.7% ±10.5 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.0% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 3,589 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,876± 1,164 MOE
Workers age 16+3,589± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time3,087± 567 MOE
Estimated home workers502± 256 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.