What is the average commute in Middletown town, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Middletown town, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.5 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 24524252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middletown, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Middletown town, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.1 min one way; 29.3% worked from home, 63.1% drove alone, and 24.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±7.2 min MOE

Worked from home29.3%±6.5 pp MOE

Drove alone63.1%±7.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip24.7%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 Middletown town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.2 min → 33.1 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.0% → 29.3%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.1% → 63.1%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Middletown town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 63.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 29.3% worked from home.

Drive alone63.1% ±7.3 pp

Carpool6.3% ±4.0 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp

Work from home29.3% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 2,423 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Middletown town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

88^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^th60+ 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 Middletown town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,423 workers age 16+, including 1,712 workers with reported travel time and 711 home workers.

Population estimate5,014± 25 MOE

Workers age 16+2,423± 183 MOE

Workers with travel time1,712± 194 MOE

Estimated home workers711± 166 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 Middletown town

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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