ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12049252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bee Ridge, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute23.2 min → 21.7 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 13.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 76.8%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±5.6 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.9% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,779 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,334± 895 MOE
Workers age 16+4,779± 623 MOE
Workers with travel time4,117± 543 MOE
Estimated home workers662± 204 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.