What is the average commute in Towson CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 23.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 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 24784252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Towson, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for Towson CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 23.3% worked from home, 61.7% drove alone, and 5.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home23.3%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone61.7%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.7%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 Towson CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.7 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 23.3%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 61.7%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Towson CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.7%; 2.0% used public transit and 23.3% worked from home.

Drive alone61.7% ±2.3 pp

Carpool6.3% ±1.2 pp

Public transit2.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk5.2% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home23.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 28,923 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Towson CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

48^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Towson CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 28,923 workers age 16+, including 22,192 workers with reported travel time and 6,731 home workers.

Population estimate58,679± 1,741 MOE

Workers age 16+28,923± 1,203 MOE

Workers with travel time22,192± 1,102 MOE

Estimated home workers6,731± 553 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 Towson 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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