ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24670002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Robinwood, Maryland

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±18.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute27.3 min → 27.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 17.8%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 4.6%▲ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 67.2%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±18.9 pp
Carpool8.3% ±6.0 pp
Public transit4.6% ±6.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.8% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 4,077 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

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

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,042± 1,201 MOE
Workers age 16+4,077± 812 MOE
Workers with travel time3,351± 707 MOE
Estimated home workers726± 325 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.