ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broward County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±0.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±0.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±0.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute28.8 min → 29.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 14.7%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 69.7%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±0.5 pp
Carpool9.8% ±0.3 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.7% ±0.4 pp

Each share uses 990,527 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate1,977,129± — MOE
Workers age 16+990,527± 4,588 MOE
Workers with travel time844,895± 5,180 MOE
Estimated home workers145,632± 4,225 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.