ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12066252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bithlo, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.4%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute29.1 min → 30.3 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 13.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 62.4%▼ 15.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.4% ±9.4 pp
Carpool15.1% ±4.5 pp
Public transit2.2% ±3.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home13.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 5,527 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,486± 1,396 MOE
Workers age 16+5,527± 880 MOE
Workers with travel time4,797± 825 MOE
Estimated home workers730± 290 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.