ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Florida

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 commute31.3 min → 36.1 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 7.4%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.6% → 82.5%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±3.3 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 9,386 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,529± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,386± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time8,688± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers698± 219 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.