See what the average commute is in Frederick County, MD

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Frederick County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Frederick County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Franklin County, PA having the shortest commute at 24.7 minutes.

Frederick County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 35.4 minutes
--- 7.1% higher than state average
--- #6 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 22.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 2.1%
- Workers who work from home: 9.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 19.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Franklin County, PA: 24.7 minutes
#2. Adams County, PA: 28.9 minutes
#3. Washington County, MD: 30.2 minutes
#4. Howard County, MD: 31.1 minutes
#5. Loudoun County, VA: 34.3 minutes
#6. Montgomery County, MD: 34.4 minutes
#7. Frederick County, MD: 35.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Maryland
#1. Wicomico County: 22.0 minutes
#2. Allegany County: 22.4 minutes
#3. Garrett County: 23.7 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Maryland
#1. Charles County: 45.4 minutes
#2. Calvert County: 42.2 minutes
#3. Prince George's County: 37.0 minutes