ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12142502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coral Gables, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone61.9%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute25.2 min → 23.8 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 22.6%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.2% → 61.9%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.9% ±3.2 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk6.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home22.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 23,474 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 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,802± 99 MOE
Workers age 16+23,474± 986 MOE
Workers with travel time18,162± 989 MOE
Estimated home workers5,312± 711 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.