ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24589002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Olney, Maryland

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home32.1%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone57.4%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 commute34.1 min → 31.8 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.4% → 32.1%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 1.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.8% → 57.4%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home32.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 18,320 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,797± 1,710 MOE
Workers age 16+18,320± 1,066 MOE
Workers with travel time12,445± 894 MOE
Estimated home workers5,875± 701 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.