What is the average commute in Maryland City CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Maryland City CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24510752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maryland City, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Maryland City CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.8 min one way; 22.0% worked from home, 69.6% drove alone, and 8.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±4.7 min MOE

Worked from home22.0%±5.3 pp MOE

Drove alone69.6%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.1%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 Maryland City CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.9 min → 29.8 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 22.0%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 1.8%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 69.6%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Maryland City CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.6%; 1.8% used public transit and 22.0% worked from home.

Drive alone69.6% ±4.4 pp

Carpool4.6% ±2.9 pp

Public transit1.8% ±1.5 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home22.0% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 10,856 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Maryland City CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

76^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Maryland City CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,856 workers age 16+, including 8,472 workers with reported travel time and 2,384 home workers.

Population estimate19,186± 1,469 MOE

Workers age 16+10,856± 909 MOE

Workers with travel time8,472± 777 MOE

Estimated home workers2,384± 607 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 Maryland City 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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