Maryland Ties For Worst Commute Time In U.S.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — You always knew your commute was a nightmare, right Maryland? Californians talk about gridlock on their freeways, New Yorkers complain about backed-up commuter rails and roads. But recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau confirms that Maryland is tops in terrible traffic.

The American Community Survey done by the agency asked questions on more than 40 topics and compiled the results over the last five years. Questions included commute times for residents in dozens of communities in Maryland.

A Capital News Service look at the numbers put them all in a graphic from worst to best. Maryland ties with New York for the worst/longest commutes. California, home to traffic-ridden Los Angeles, is seventh on the list. (Below the graphic find 103 Maryland communities ranked by their drive time.)

At the top, residents on base at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade had the shortest commutes at 13 minutes and 17 minutes, respectively. The average commute time in Maryland is 32 minutes, according to census estimates.

The Galesville community in Anne Arundel County had the worst commute time, at 46 minutes. It was followed by its neighbors in Shady Side at 40 minutes.

Here's the average commute times, according to the survey results:

1. Aberdeen Proving Ground: 13.4
2. Fort Meade: 17.2
3. Jessup: 19.2
4. Bel Air: 22.3
5. Lutherville: 23.6
6. Perryman: 23.7
7. Linthicum: 23.9
8. Arbutus: 24.2
9. Lansdowne: 24.6
10. Timonium: 24.6
11. Catonsville: 25.3
12. Pikesville: 25.5
13. Cockeysville: 25.6
14. Towson: 25.9
15. Annapolis: 26.2
16. Aberdeen: 26.5
17. Gambrills: 26.6
18. Havre de Grace: 26.8
19. Dundalk: 27.0
20. Perryville: 27.0
21. Ferndale: 27.2
22. Elkridge: 27.6
23. College Park: 27.8
24. Glen Burnie: 27.8
25. Edgemere: 28.2
26. Parkville: 28.3
27. White Marsh: 28.3
28. Severn: 28.5
29. Essex: 28.7
30. North Chevy Chase: 28.8
31. Overlea: 29.1
32. Bethesda: 29.2
33. University Park: 29.2
34. Rosedale: 29.3
35. Woodlawn (Baltimore County): 29.5
36. Arnold: 29.6
37. Pasadena: 29.6
38. Perry Hall: 29.6
39. Chevy Chase: 29.7
40. Crownsville: 29.8
41. Ellicott City: 29.9
42. Odenton: 29.9
43. Pleasant Hills: 29.9
44. Rossville: 30.2
45. Baltimore: 30.5
46. Edgewood: 30.5
47. Columbia: 30.6
48. South Kensington: 30.6
49. North Bethesda: 30.8
50. Severna Park: 30.8
51. Rockville: 31.1
52. Parole: 31.7
53. Edgewater: 31.8
54. Lake Shore: 31.8
55. Westminster: 31.9
56. Bel Air South: 32.1
57. Joppatowne: 32.4
58. Gaithersburg: 32.5
59. Potomac: 32.8
60. Reisterstown: 32.8
61. Middle River: 32.9
62. Randallstown: 33.1
63. Woodlawn (Prince George's County): 33.1
64. North Kensington: 33.2
65. Lanham: 33.3
66. Redland: 33.4
67. Riverside: 33.4
68. North Laurel: 33.5
69. Bel Air North: 33.8
70. Crofton: 33.9
71. Annapolis Neck: 34.1
72. Greenbelt: 34.2
73. Silver Spring: 34.3
74. Maryland City: 34.4
75. Owings Mills: 34.5
76. South Laurel: 34.7
77. Fallston: 34.8
78. Sykesville: 34.8
79. Laurel: 34.9
80. Hyattsville: 35.0
81. North Potomac: 35.0
82. Riva: 35.0
83. Wheaton: 35.1
84. Springdale: 35.2
85. Mayo: 35.4
86. Seabrook: 35.4
87. Eldersburg: 36.0
88. Forest Glen: 36.1
89. Glenn Dale: 36.1
90. Bowie: 36.3
91. Germantown: 36.5
92. Mitchellville: 36.6
93. Deale: 36.7
94. New Carrollton: 36.7
95. Friendship: 37.2
96. Travilah: 37.5
97. Takoma Park: 37.8
98. Riverdale Park: 38.0
99. Fairwood: 38.3
100. Montgomery Village: 38.8
101. Woodmore: 39.6
102. Shady Side: 40.9
103. Galesville: 46.3

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