ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12083002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brent, Florida

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone48.7%±4.3 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 commute19.1 min → 18.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 22.6%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.6% → 48.7%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.7% ±4.3 pp
Carpool11.9% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk14.0% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.6% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 10,115 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,813± 1,828 MOE
Workers age 16+10,115± 968 MOE
Workers with travel time7,834± 1,010 MOE
Estimated home workers2,281± 551 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.