ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12053002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belle Isle, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home27.1%±9.1 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±10.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute25.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 27.1%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 66.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±10.5 pp
Carpool4.8% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home27.1% ±9.1 pp

Each share uses 2,987 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

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

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,444± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,987± 342 MOE
Workers with travel time2,178± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers809± 286 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.