What is the average commute in South Kensington CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Kensington CDP, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 40.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 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 24736002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Kensington, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for South Kensington CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.8 min one way; 40.3% worked from home, 46.9% drove alone, and 5.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±5.1 min MOE

Worked from home40.3%±4.8 pp MOE

Drove alone46.9%±4.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.1%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 South Kensington CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.6 min → 28.8 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.3% → 40.3%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit10.8% → 6.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.0% → 46.9%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Kensington CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 46.9%; 6.0% used public transit and 40.3% worked from home.

Drive alone46.9% ±4.2 pp

Carpool3.7% ±2.7 pp

Public transit6.0% ±2.3 pp

Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home40.3% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,852 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Kensington CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

72^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Kensington CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,852 workers age 16+, including 2,299 workers with reported travel time and 1,553 home workers.

Population estimate8,148± 775 MOE

Workers age 16+3,852± 344 MOE

Workers with travel time2,299± 256 MOE

Estimated home workers1,553± 230 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 South Kensington 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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