ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24471252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Linthicum, Maryland

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute24.9 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 17.3%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 74.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±6.0 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.3% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 6,169 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,313± 1,099 MOE
Workers age 16+6,169± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time5,103± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers1,066± 228 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.