ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24614002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pikesville, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.6%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.7%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute26.1 min → 24.8 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 24.6%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 1.4%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 62.7%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.7% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.6% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 15,019 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

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

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,524± 1,739 MOE
Workers age 16+15,019± 795 MOE
Workers with travel time11,324± 822 MOE
Estimated home workers3,695± 499 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.