ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12102502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home24.2%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute23.3 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 24.2%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 68.3%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±6.8 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±1.2 pp
Work from home24.2% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 4,720 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,006± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+4,720± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time3,578± 471 MOE
Estimated home workers1,142± 404 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.