ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake County, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute29.7 min → 30.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.7%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 72.3%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.7% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 172,835 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate412,924± — MOE
Workers age 16+172,835± 2,707 MOE
Workers with travel time145,682± 2,623 MOE
Estimated home workers27,153± 1,860 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.