What is the average commute in Potomac CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 38.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 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 24633002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Potomac, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Potomac CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.7 min one way; 38.3% worked from home, 51.2% drove alone, and 7.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±3.3 min MOE

Worked from home38.3%±3.3 pp MOE

Drove alone51.2%±2.8 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 Potomac CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +15.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.5 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 38.3%▲ 15.2 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 2.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 51.2%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Potomac CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 51.2%; 2.4% used public transit and 38.3% worked from home.

Drive alone51.2% ±2.8 pp

Carpool4.6% ±1.3 pp

Public transit2.4% ±0.6 pp

Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home38.3% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 21,685 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Potomac CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

76^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

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

59^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Potomac CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,685 workers age 16+, including 13,387 workers with reported travel time and 8,298 home workers.

Population estimate45,902± 1,782 MOE

Workers age 16+21,685± 945 MOE

Workers with travel time13,387± 846 MOE

Estimated home workers8,298± 799 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 Potomac 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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