ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24458252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Largo, Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home26.9%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone52.3%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute36.5 min → 33.1 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 26.9%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit12.7% → 7.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.8% → 52.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.3% ±3.8 pp
Carpool11.6% ±4.4 pp
Public transit7.8% ±4.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home26.9% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 7,029 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,229± 1,609 MOE
Workers age 16+7,029± 899 MOE
Workers with travel time5,138± 672 MOE
Estimated home workers1,891± 512 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.