ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suwannee County, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute27.7 min → 29.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 8.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 17,430 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,342± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,430± 759 MOE
Workers with travel time15,986± 751 MOE
Estimated home workers1,444± 374 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.