ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24595002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oxon Hill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip38.7 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone60.1%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.4%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 commute35.7 min → 38.7 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 15.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit9.2% → 7.9%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.2% → 60.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.1% ±5.1 pp
Carpool13.9% ±3.4 pp
Public transit7.9% ±2.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.1% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 9,608 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,893± 1,785 MOE
Workers age 16+9,608± 1,025 MOE
Workers with travel time8,161± 939 MOE
Estimated home workers1,447± 449 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.