ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12073002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boca Raton, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute21.8 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 23.5%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 63.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±1.6 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home23.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 46,527 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,234± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+46,527± 1,522 MOE
Workers with travel time35,590± 1,380 MOE
Estimated home workers10,937± 998 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.