ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24687002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rossville, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute26.2 min → 28.9 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 68.9%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk5.6% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,447 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

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

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,059± 1,596 MOE
Workers age 16+9,447± 868 MOE
Workers with travel time8,787± 913 MOE
Estimated home workers660± 279 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.