ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MD · GEOID 24865252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), Maryland

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.3%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 commute33.6 min → 33.2 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 3.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit6.5% → 4.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 65.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.1% ±8.1 pp
Carpool21.4% ±7.2 pp
Public transit4.7% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 3,821 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,750± 1,297 MOE
Workers age 16+3,821± 604 MOE
Workers with travel time3,673± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers148± 84 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.