What is the average commute in Nassau County, Florida?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Nassau County, Florida work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nassau County, Florida

Name: Commute estimates for Nassau County, Florida
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.1 min one way; 13.7% worked from home, 78.5% drove alone, and 8.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home13.7%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone78.5%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.9%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 Nassau County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.2 min → 30.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 13.7%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 78.5%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Nassau County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 13.7% worked from home.

Drive alone78.5% ±2.3 pp

Carpool5.5% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home13.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 44,164 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Nassau County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 86th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

86^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Nassau County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 44,164 workers age 16+, including 38,133 workers with reported travel time and 6,031 home workers.

Population estimate97,859± — MOE

Workers age 16+44,164± 1,109 MOE

Workers with travel time38,133± 1,308 MOE

Estimated home workers6,031± 850 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Nassau County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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