ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12147002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cortez, Florida

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±13.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute26.3 min → 33.2 min▲ 6.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 15.1%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 72.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±7.6 pp
Carpool3.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk4.0% ±6.3 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±2.0 pp
Work from home15.1% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 1,500 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,205± 876 MOE
Workers age 16+1,500± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time1,273± 362 MOE
Estimated home workers227± 108 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.