ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12033752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Balm, Florida

Mean one-way trip36.6 min±16.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 commute37.2 min → 36.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 15.8%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 67.4%▼ 12.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±8.1 pp
Carpool14.3% ±19.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.8% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 3,801 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 under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% 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.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,181± 1,786 MOE
Workers age 16+3,801± 961 MOE
Workers with travel time3,199± 975 MOE
Estimated home workers602± 293 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.