ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 120952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orange County, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±0.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute28.7 min → 28.0 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 17.7%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 68.1%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±0.6 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.7% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 748,729 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate1,471,937± — MOE
Workers age 16+748,729± 5,036 MOE
Workers with travel time615,960± 5,728 MOE
Estimated home workers132,769± 3,890 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.