What is the average commute in Hernando County, Florida?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hernando County, Florida work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hernando County, Florida

Name: Commute estimates for Hernando County, Florida
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.4 min one way; 14.4% worked from home, 73.1% drove alone, and 15.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Hernando County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.0 percentage points.

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 Hernando County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.1%; 0.3% used public transit and 14.4% worked from home.

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

How Hernando County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

93^thMean commute percentile

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

69^thWork-from-home percentile

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

38^thTransit percentile

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

95^th60+ 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 Hernando County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 83,477 workers age 16+, including 71,463 workers with reported travel time and 12,014 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Hernando County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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