What is the average commute in Columbia County, Florida?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Columbia County, Florida work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia County, Florida

Name: Commute estimates for Columbia County, Florida
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.8 min one way; 8.3% worked from home, 77.1% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home8.3%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone77.1%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 Columbia County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.7 min → 25.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.3%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 77.1%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Columbia County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.1%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.3% worked from home.

Drive alone77.1% ±2.6 pp

Carpool11.7% ±1.9 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home8.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 29,020 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Columbia County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Columbia County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 29,020 workers age 16+, including 26,619 workers with reported travel time and 2,401 home workers.

Population estimate71,789± — MOE

Workers age 16+29,020± 937 MOE

Workers with travel time26,619± 963 MOE

Estimated home workers2,401± 405 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Columbia County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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