ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24711502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Severn, Maryland

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute28.1 min → 27.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 17.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 70.5%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 31,664 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,402± 2,625 MOE
Workers age 16+31,664± 1,557 MOE
Workers with travel time26,255± 1,461 MOE
Estimated home workers5,409± 576 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.