What is the average commute in Pasadena CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pasadena CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24604752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pasadena, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Pasadena CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.6 min one way; 20.5% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 11.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±4.7 min MOE

Worked from home20.5%±3.9 pp MOE

Drove alone74.1%±4.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.9%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 Pasadena CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.9 min → 31.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 20.5%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 74.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pasadena CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 0.3% used public transit and 20.5% worked from home.

Drive alone74.1% ±4.2 pp

Carpool4.5% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home20.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 20,343 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pasadena CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 86th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

86^thMean commute percentile

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

75^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pasadena CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,343 workers age 16+, including 16,171 workers with reported travel time and 4,172 home workers.

Population estimate34,309± 2,245 MOE

Workers age 16+20,343± 1,532 MOE

Workers with travel time16,171± 1,420 MOE

Estimated home workers4,172± 853 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Pasadena CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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