ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24515872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mays Chapel, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute23.4 min → 24.9 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 21.2%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 70.9%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±7.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.2% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,647 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,066± 1,244 MOE
Workers age 16+7,647± 933 MOE
Workers with travel time6,027± 893 MOE
Estimated home workers1,620± 313 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.