ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12128752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clearwater, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.0%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute22.9 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 20.7%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 3.7%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 62.0%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.0% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit3.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 55,286 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate117,247± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+55,286± 1,393 MOE
Workers with travel time43,848± 1,463 MOE
Estimated home workers11,438± 1,037 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.