ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12017502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arcadia, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±10.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.3%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 commute24.1 min → 26.9 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.2%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone48.0% → 60.9%▲ 12.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±10.9 pp
Carpool33.0% ±12.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±1.5 pp
Work from home3.2% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,209 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,707± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+3,209± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time3,106± 416 MOE
Estimated home workers103± 102 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.