ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Santa Rosa County, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute30.5 min → 30.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 12.7%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 76.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±1.6 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 89,468 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate198,472± — MOE
Workers age 16+89,468± 1,647 MOE
Workers with travel time78,114± 1,684 MOE
Estimated home workers11,354± 979 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.