ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24712002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Severna Park, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.1%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute30.1 min → 28.0 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 24.1%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.6%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 67.6%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±1.7 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 19,628 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,228± 2,181 MOE
Workers age 16+19,628± 1,325 MOE
Workers with travel time14,895± 1,042 MOE
Estimated home workers4,733± 715 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.