ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute27.4 min → 27.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 83.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 16,790 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,250± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,790± 762 MOE
Workers with travel time15,629± 795 MOE
Estimated home workers1,161± 288 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.