ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Charlotte County, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute25.2 min → 26.9 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 16.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 71.7%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 71,770 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate201,064± — MOE
Workers age 16+71,770± 1,515 MOE
Workers with travel time60,125± 1,924 MOE
Estimated home workers11,645± 1,069 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.