ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24811752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waldorf, Maryland

Mean one-way trip41.1 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip28.8%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 commute45.0 min → 41.1 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 16.5%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit6.2% → 3.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 68.3%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 44,446 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate82,943± 1,750 MOE
Workers age 16+44,446± 1,425 MOE
Workers with travel time37,096± 1,748 MOE
Estimated home workers7,350± 964 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.