ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hendry County, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.0%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 commute30.4 min → 31.4 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 6.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.8% → 67.8%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool18.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 18,452 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,382± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,452± 774 MOE
Workers with travel time17,187± 824 MOE
Estimated home workers1,265± 353 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.