ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12041622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bayonet Point, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute26.6 min → 29.9 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 13.6%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.6%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 75.4%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±4.6 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.6% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 8,794 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,822± 1,543 MOE
Workers age 16+8,794± 953 MOE
Workers with travel time7,597± 876 MOE
Estimated home workers1,197± 377 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.