ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24704752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Savage, Maryland

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute24.3 min → 24.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 17.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 0.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 76.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±6.3 pp
Carpool2.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home17.8% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 4,788 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% 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.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,239± 1,207 MOE
Workers age 16+4,788± 803 MOE
Workers with travel time3,937± 702 MOE
Estimated home workers851± 338 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.