ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Volusia County, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute26.3 min → 27.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 14.4%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 72.7%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.3% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 253,344 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate579,622± — MOE
Workers age 16+253,344± 2,679 MOE
Workers with travel time216,853± 2,743 MOE
Estimated home workers36,491± 1,752 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.