ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pinellas County, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±0.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute24.3 min → 25.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 20.0%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 67.6%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±0.5 pp
Carpool7.1% ±0.3 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.0% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 460,113 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate963,481± — MOE
Workers age 16+460,113± 3,545 MOE
Workers with travel time367,916± 3,767 MOE
Estimated home workers92,197± 2,559 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.