ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24778252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Thurmont, Maryland

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute31.6 min → 28.5 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 15.3%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 74.2%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±4.7 pp
Carpool6.9% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.3% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 3,474 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,254± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,474± 201 MOE
Workers with travel time2,941± 212 MOE
Estimated home workers533± 121 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.