ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24583002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Odenton, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute30.8 min → 28.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 19.5%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 2.2%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 72.3%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 25,252 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,002± 2,950 MOE
Workers age 16+25,252± 1,558 MOE
Workers with travel time20,334± 1,335 MOE
Estimated home workers4,918± 816 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.