ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12081502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brandon, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute27.4 min → 28.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 18.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 71.9%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 59,872 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.

74thMean commute percentile

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

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate119,767± 3,719 MOE
Workers age 16+59,872± 1,957 MOE
Workers with travel time49,045± 1,954 MOE
Estimated home workers10,827± 966 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.