ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12004102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alafaya, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home22.0%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute31.0 min → 31.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 22.0%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 69.0%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.0% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 50,248 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,449± 3,878 MOE
Workers age 16+50,248± 2,319 MOE
Workers with travel time39,189± 2,137 MOE
Estimated home workers11,059± 1,295 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.