ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24707752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Seabrook, Maryland

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.8 min one way; 14.2% worked from home, 69.8% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 Seabrook CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.8 min → 33.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 14.2%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit11.1% → 4.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 69.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Seabrook CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.8%; 4.8% used public transit and 14.2% worked from home.

Drive alone69.8% ±6.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,162 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Seabrook CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Seabrook CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,162 workers age 16+, including 7,857 workers with reported travel time and 1,305 home workers.

Population estimate18,317± 1,882 MOE
Workers age 16+9,162± 1,111 MOE
Workers with travel time7,857± 1,112 MOE
Estimated home workers1,305± 308 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Seabrook CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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