ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24529752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mitchellville, Maryland

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.1 min one way; 23.1% worked from home, 61.5% drove alone, and 13.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone61.5%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 Mitchellville CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.1 min → 33.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 23.1%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 4.6%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.2% → 61.5%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mitchellville CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.5%; 4.6% used public transit and 23.1% worked from home.

Drive alone61.5% ±5.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit4.6% ±2.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 5,846 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mitchellville CDP 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.

88thMean commute percentile

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

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mitchellville CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,846 workers age 16+, including 4,494 workers with reported travel time and 1,352 home workers.

Population estimate11,359± 1,176 MOE
Workers age 16+5,846± 832 MOE
Workers with travel time4,494± 715 MOE
Estimated home workers1,352± 347 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 Mitchellville 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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