ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24523002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middle River, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute28.9 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 14.1%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.7%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 71.6%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±5.7 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.1% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 15,665 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,712± 1,960 MOE
Workers age 16+15,665± 1,451 MOE
Workers with travel time13,452± 1,379 MOE
Estimated home workers2,213± 658 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.