ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute30.5 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 4.7%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 78.0%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool12.4% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,849 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,089± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,849± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time5,572± 408 MOE
Estimated home workers277± 115 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.