ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12132752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coconut Creek, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute28.5 min → 29.6 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 14.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 72.5%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 29,131 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,330± 121 MOE
Workers age 16+29,131± 1,057 MOE
Workers with travel time25,020± 1,153 MOE
Estimated home workers4,111± 665 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.