ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24812502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walker Mill, Maryland

Mean one-way trip39.4 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone57.6%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 commute38.0 min → 39.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 15.0%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit21.6% → 16.4%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 57.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.6% ±6.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±4.1 pp
Public transit16.4% ±5.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.0% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 5,285 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,931± 1,139 MOE
Workers age 16+5,285± 705 MOE
Workers with travel time4,493± 629 MOE
Estimated home workers792± 277 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.