ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12124502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Citrus Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute32.7 min → 29.2 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 12.1%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.1%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.7% → 72.8%▼ 14.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±5.3 pp
Carpool13.3% ±6.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,430 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 under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

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

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,215± 1,029 MOE
Workers age 16+4,430± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time3,895± 445 MOE
Estimated home workers535± 226 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.