ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12052002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belle Glade, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home1.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 commute26.8 min → 25.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 1.5%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit9.8% → 5.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.5% → 73.5%▲ 10.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±6.0 pp
Carpool15.5% ±4.8 pp
Public transit5.0% ±4.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home1.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 6,624 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,972± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+6,624± 643 MOE
Workers with travel time6,522± 642 MOE
Estimated home workers102± 73 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.