ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Citrus County, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute27.7 min → 27.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.6%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 74.4%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 52,359 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate162,472± — MOE
Workers age 16+52,359± 1,556 MOE
Workers with travel time45,228± 1,558 MOE
Estimated home workers7,131± 759 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.