ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lafayette County, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute23.8 min → 30.1 min▲ 6.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 4.1%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.0% → 80.3%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±8.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 2,710 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% 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 estimate8,161± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,710± 362 MOE
Workers with travel time2,600± 365 MOE
Estimated home workers110± 57 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.