ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12016752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Apollo Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.1%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.7%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 commute36.1 min → 35.3 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.1% → 27.1%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 61.0%▼ 13.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.1% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 16,052 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,355± 2,624 MOE
Workers age 16+16,052± 1,392 MOE
Workers with travel time11,695± 1,091 MOE
Estimated home workers4,357± 743 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.