ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24683002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rosaryville, Maryland

Mean one-way trip43.4 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.2%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 commute42.4 min → 43.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 18.5%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 2.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 68.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±5.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 6,837 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,883± 1,443 MOE
Workers age 16+6,837± 727 MOE
Workers with travel time5,569± 696 MOE
Estimated home workers1,268± 250 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.