What is the average commute in Washington County, Florida?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washington County, Florida work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · FL · GEOID 121332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Florida

Name: Commute estimates for Washington County, Florida
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.1 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 82.5% drove alone, and 17.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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 Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

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

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98^thMean commute percentile

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

42^thWork-from-home percentile

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

12^thTransit percentile

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

95^th60+ 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 Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,386 workers age 16+, including 8,688 workers with reported travel time and 698 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Washington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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