ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24666352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Riverdale Park, Maryland

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home25.8%±7.8 pp MOE
Drove alone45.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute34.8 min → 29.6 min▼ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 25.8%▲ 13.4 pp

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

Public transit10.2% → 5.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.9% → 45.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.9 pp
Public transit5.9% ±3.4 pp
Walk5.6% ±5.7 pp
Bicycle2.0% ±2.1 pp
Work from home25.8% ±7.8 pp

Each share uses 3,723 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.

76thMean commute percentile

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

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,270± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+3,723± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time2,763± 424 MOE
Estimated home workers960± 327 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.