ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24568752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Potomac, Maryland

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home39.3%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone51.0%±0.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute35.7 min → 31.5 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.1% → 39.3%▲ 13.2 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 2.5%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.7% → 51.0%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.0% ±0.5 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home39.3% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 11,897 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

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

82thTransit percentile

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

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,922± 1,236 MOE
Workers age 16+11,897± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time7,227± 574 MOE
Estimated home workers4,670± 806 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.