What is the average commute in White Marsh CDP, Maryland?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 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 24843502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White Marsh, Maryland

Name: Commute estimates for White Marsh CDP, Maryland
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.2 min one way; 20.5% worked from home, 69.4% drove alone, and 8.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±5.6 min MOE

Worked from home20.5%±4.3 pp MOE

Drove alone69.4%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.2%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 White Marsh CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 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 commute31.7 min → 31.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 20.5%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 69.4%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How White Marsh CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.4%; 0.6% used public transit and 20.5% worked from home.

Drive alone69.4% ±3.5 pp

Carpool7.3% ±2.8 pp

Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home20.5% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 5,752 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How White Marsh CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind White Marsh CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,752 workers age 16+, including 4,574 workers with reported travel time and 1,178 home workers.

Population estimate10,932± 877 MOE

Workers age 16+5,752± 574 MOE

Workers with travel time4,574± 502 MOE

Estimated home workers1,178± 274 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 White Marsh 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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