ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24507752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marlton, Maryland

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 40.3 min one way; 27.6% worked from home, 62.4% drove alone, and 25.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip40.3 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home27.6%±7.4 pp MOE
Drove alone62.4%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.1%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 Marlton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute38.8 min → 40.3 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 27.6%▲ 12.9 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 1.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 62.4%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Marlton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.4%; 1.1% used public transit and 27.6% worked from home.

Drive alone62.4% ±5.4 pp
Carpool6.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home27.6% ±7.4 pp

Each share uses 5,410 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Marlton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% 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.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% 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 Marlton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,410 workers age 16+, including 3,915 workers with reported travel time and 1,495 home workers.

Population estimate10,222± 1,312 MOE
Workers age 16+5,410± 952 MOE
Workers with travel time3,915± 687 MOE
Estimated home workers1,495± 481 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Marlton CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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