What is the average commute in Suitland CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 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 24757252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suitland, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Suitland CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.3 min one way; 17.2% worked from home, 56.7% drove alone, and 15.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±6.1 min MOE

Worked from home17.2%±3.7 pp MOE

Drove alone56.7%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.0%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 Suitland CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.1 min → 36.3 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 17.2%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit18.4% → 14.0%▼ 4.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 56.7%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Suitland CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.7%; 14.0% used public transit and 17.2% worked from home.

Drive alone56.7% ±5.0 pp

Carpool6.8% ±3.0 pp

Public transit14.0% ±2.9 pp

Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home17.2% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 12,323 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Suitland CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Suitland CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,323 workers age 16+, including 10,207 workers with reported travel time and 2,116 home workers.

Population estimate23,793± 1,877 MOE

Workers age 16+12,323± 1,177 MOE

Workers with travel time10,207± 1,130 MOE

Estimated home workers2,116± 502 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 Suitland 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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