ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12078752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boynton Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 → 26.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 10.8%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 75.0%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 41,113 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate81,435± 144 MOE
Workers age 16+41,113± 1,583 MOE
Workers with travel time36,664± 1,625 MOE
Estimated home workers4,449± 645 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.