What is the average commute in Severna Park CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Severna Park CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MD · GEOID 24712002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Severna Park, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Severna Park CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.0 min one way; 24.1% worked from home, 67.6% drove alone, and 10.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Severna Park CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.1 percentage points.

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 Severna Park CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.6%; 0.6% used public transit and 24.1% worked from home.

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

How Severna Park CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

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

85^thWork-from-home percentile

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

40^thTransit percentile

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

75^th60+ 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 Severna Park CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,628 workers age 16+, including 14,895 workers with reported travel time and 4,733 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maryland commute records for Severna Park 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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