ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24628502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Poolesville, Maryland

Mean one-way trip38.2 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home36.2%±10.4 pp MOE
Drove alone57.5%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute41.1 min → 38.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.9% → 36.2%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 0.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.5% → 57.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.5% ±8.3 pp
Carpool4.7% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home36.2% ±10.4 pp

Each share uses 3,160 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.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,764± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+3,160± 230 MOE
Workers with travel time2,017± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers1,143± 339 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.