ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Putnam County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute32.2 min → 29.6 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 9.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 77.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 26,322 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,164± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,322± 952 MOE
Workers with travel time23,754± 877 MOE
Estimated home workers2,568± 520 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.