ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glades County, Florida

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 commute35.9 min → 32.2 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 3.8%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 74.0%▲ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±1.1 pp
Carpool13.7% ±5.9 pp
Public transit2.0% ±4.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.4 pp
Work from home3.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 3,894 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,563± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,894± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time3,746± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers148± 83 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.