ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Florida

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute21.4 min → 19.3 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 8.6%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 71.4%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±4.9 pp
Carpool15.2% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home8.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 4,559 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,553± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,559± 331 MOE
Workers with travel time4,166± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 109 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.