ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hernando County, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute29.4 min → 31.4 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 14.4%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 73.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 83,477 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate207,018± — MOE
Workers age 16+83,477± 1,637 MOE
Workers with travel time71,463± 1,564 MOE
Estimated home workers12,014± 1,070 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.