ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Florida

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone64.1%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute18.6 min → 19.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 13.2%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 64.1%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle4.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 42,262 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate81,860± — MOE
Workers age 16+42,262± 866 MOE
Workers with travel time36,699± 885 MOE
Estimated home workers5,563± 562 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.