What is the average commute in North Bethesda CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 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 24563372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Bethesda, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for North Bethesda CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.6 min one way; 36.7% worked from home, 45.4% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home36.7%±5.1 pp MOE

Drove alone45.4%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 North Bethesda CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.4 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 36.7%▲ 13.6 pp

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

Public transit16.2% → 10.3%▼ 5.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.6% → 45.4%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Bethesda CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.4%; 10.3% used public transit and 36.7% worked from home.

Drive alone45.4% ±1.6 pp

Carpool4.7% ±1.1 pp

Public transit10.3% ±1.3 pp

Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp

Work from home36.7% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 27,238 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Bethesda CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

75^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Bethesda CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,238 workers age 16+, including 17,237 workers with reported travel time and 10,001 home workers.

Population estimate49,677± 2,167 MOE

Workers age 16+27,238± 1,578 MOE

Workers with travel time17,237± 871 MOE

Estimated home workers10,001± 1,498 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 North Bethesda 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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