ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24742822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springdale, Maryland

Mean one-way trip37.3 min±14.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.4%±7.3 pp MOE
Drove alone57.7%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute38.5 min → 37.3 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 27.4%▲ 13.7 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 1.8%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 57.7%▼ 17.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.7% ±8.8 pp
Carpool11.1% ±6.9 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home27.4% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 2,739 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

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

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,226± 1,057 MOE
Workers age 16+2,739± 643 MOE
Workers with travel time1,988± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers751± 267 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.