ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24609752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perry Hall, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 home8.8% → 16.2%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 1.9%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 69.1%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.2% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 15,724 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.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,105± 1,837 MOE
Workers age 16+15,724± 1,249 MOE
Workers with travel time13,182± 1,192 MOE
Estimated home workers2,542± 381 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.