ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leon County, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute20.5 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 14.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 71.8%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±1.0 pp
Carpool7.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 149,964 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate297,542± — MOE
Workers age 16+149,964± 2,325 MOE
Workers with travel time128,644± 2,312 MOE
Estimated home workers21,320± 1,359 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.