ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.4%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute27.8 min → 29.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.4%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 70.8%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.8% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.4% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 350,535 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate817,666± — MOE
Workers age 16+350,535± 3,161 MOE
Workers with travel time296,607± 3,677 MOE
Estimated home workers53,928± 2,240 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.