ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24723502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Silver Hill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±9.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±11.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute37.2 min → 32.9 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.0%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit22.5% → 11.4%▼ 11.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.0% → 70.1%▲ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±11.6 pp
Carpool9.5% ±6.0 pp
Public transit11.4% ±3.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 2,939 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,193± 792 MOE
Workers age 16+2,939± 554 MOE
Workers with travel time2,791± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers148± 103 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.