ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gulf County, Florida

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute24.1 min → 24.1 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 9.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 68.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool16.1% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.3% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 5,214 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% 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.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,131± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,214± 344 MOE
Workers with travel time4,729± 326 MOE
Estimated home workers485± 172 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.