ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24758102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summerfield, Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone57.7%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 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 → 33.9 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 20.9%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit14.5% → 7.7%▼ 6.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.9% → 57.7%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.7% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.8% ±4.0 pp
Public transit7.7% ±2.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home20.9% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 7,973 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,065± 1,453 MOE
Workers age 16+7,973± 894 MOE
Workers with travel time6,309± 728 MOE
Estimated home workers1,664± 431 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.