ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bay County, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute24.3 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 10.1%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.1%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 91,093 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate186,393± — MOE
Workers age 16+91,093± 1,447 MOE
Workers with travel time81,929± 1,505 MOE
Estimated home workers9,164± 862 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.