Clarksburg, MD is a small town located in Montgomery County. The town has 20871 residents and offers plenty of public transportation options for its commuters. The Montgomery County Ride On bus service provides daily service to the area with multiple routes that run on weekdays and Saturdays to surrounding areas such as Bethesda, Germantown, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring. The Metrobus service also serves Clarksburg with limited weekday and Saturday routes throughout Montgomery County. In addition to these services, several private shuttle companies offer scheduled rides within and outside of Clarksburg to nearby counties such as Frederick and Howard. For those who prefer to travel by train or subway, the MARC commuter rail station in nearby Boyds provides direct access to Washington D.C., Baltimore, and other cities along the Amtrak lines. For air travel, the nearest airports are Reagan National Airport (DCA) located about an hour away in Arlington, Virginia and Dulles International Airport (IAD), located approximately 40 minutes away in Sterling, Virginia.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Clarksburg (zip 20871) takes 41.7 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Clarksburg (zip 20871) get to work:
- 74.4% drive their own car alone
- 11.2% carpool with others
- 5.6% work from home
- 7.0% take mass transit