ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24766502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Takoma Park, Maryland

Mean one-way trip34.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home36.0%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone38.3%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute34.0 min → 34.0 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.9% → 36.0%▲ 17.1 pp

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

Public transit20.3% → 13.8%▼ 6.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.0% → 38.3%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone38.3% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit13.8% ±2.7 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±0.9 pp
Work from home36.0% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 8,891 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.

98thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

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

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,632± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+8,891± 533 MOE
Workers with travel time5,691± 404 MOE
Estimated home workers3,200± 457 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.