ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24474502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lochearn, Maryland

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute29.8 min → 29.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 10.3%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit9.5% → 4.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.7% → 71.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 12,517 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,074± 1,683 MOE
Workers age 16+12,517± 920 MOE
Workers with travel time11,231± 904 MOE
Estimated home workers1,286± 296 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.