ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24461502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Layhill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip39.2 min±12.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone51.7%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.6%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 commute37.4 min → 39.2 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 19.7%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit10.8% → 13.4%▲ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.7% → 51.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.7% ±9.3 pp
Carpool11.9% ±5.7 pp
Public transit13.4% ±8.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,741 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.

79thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,497± 959 MOE
Workers age 16+2,741± 412 MOE
Workers with travel time2,200± 406 MOE
Estimated home workers541± 158 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.