ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24567252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Laurel, Maryland

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone62.3%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute33.3 min → 27.7 min▼ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 23.3%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 0.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 62.3%▼ 11.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.3% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.3% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 14,415 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,563± 1,914 MOE
Workers age 16+14,415± 1,248 MOE
Workers with travel time11,063± 990 MOE
Estimated home workers3,352± 666 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.