Key Takeaways:

Maryland’s average one-way commute reached 31.5 minutes in 2023, the second longest in the U.S.

Declining remote and hybrid work has increased traffic across the region.

Northern and southern Maryland counties report the longest commute times.

SHA projects aim to reduce congestion, including upgrades to I-695 and I-270.

Marylanders are spending more time on the road: the state’s average one-way commute time increased to 31.5 minutes in 2023 – the second longest in the country.

While Maryland’s commute time is still behind New York’s – the state with the longest commute, at 32.8 minutes– the average Maryland commute has increased by more than two minutes from two years prior, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

In Baltimore City, commut

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