ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baker County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute30.1 min → 29.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 77.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 11,983 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,430± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,983± 605 MOE
Workers with travel time10,950± 619 MOE
Estimated home workers1,033± 393 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.