What is the average commute in Taneytown city, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Taneytown city, Maryland work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 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 24767252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taneytown, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Taneytown city, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.0 min one way; 15.7% worked from home, 71.2% drove alone, and 22.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±8.0 min MOE

Worked from home15.7%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone71.2%±6.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip22.9%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 Taneytown city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute37.1 min → 37.0 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 15.7%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 71.2%▼ 12.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Taneytown city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 15.7% worked from home.

Drive alone71.2% ±6.9 pp

Carpool10.7% ±4.4 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp

Walk2.4% ±2.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home15.7% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,431 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Taneytown city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Taneytown city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,431 workers age 16+, including 2,892 workers with reported travel time and 539 home workers.

Population estimate7,932± 22 MOE

Workers age 16+3,431± 421 MOE

Workers with travel time2,892± 404 MOE

Estimated home workers539± 191 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 Taneytown city

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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