ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Johns County, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute27.0 min → 26.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.7% → 26.7%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 63.8%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home26.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 143,290 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% 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 estimate306,934± — MOE
Workers age 16+143,290± 2,092 MOE
Workers with travel time105,045± 2,498 MOE
Estimated home workers38,245± 2,067 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.