ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute32.8 min → 31.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 15.9%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 72.0%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±1.1 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 108,765 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate227,584± — MOE
Workers age 16+108,765± 1,886 MOE
Workers with travel time91,460± 1,865 MOE
Estimated home workers17,305± 1,439 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.