ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Okaloosa County, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute25.2 min → 26.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 76.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±1.2 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.7% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 106,806 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate216,599± — MOE
Workers age 16+106,806± 1,593 MOE
Workers with travel time96,394± 1,659 MOE
Estimated home workers10,412± 953 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.