ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sarasota County, Florida

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute24.2 min → 24.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 16.6%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 71.5%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±0.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 185,688 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate459,547± — MOE
Workers age 16+185,688± 2,324 MOE
Workers with travel time154,875± 2,347 MOE
Estimated home workers30,813± 1,540 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.