ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24864752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute29.2 min → 26.0 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 15.8%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.3%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 71.5%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±3.4 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit3.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 19,921 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,379± 2,339 MOE
Workers age 16+19,921± 1,510 MOE
Workers with travel time16,776± 1,415 MOE
Estimated home workers3,145± 508 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.