ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manatee County, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute26.3 min → 27.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 15.8%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 69.9%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.8% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 187,097 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate429,792± — MOE
Workers age 16+187,097± 2,720 MOE
Workers with travel time157,497± 2,832 MOE
Estimated home workers29,600± 1,658 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.