ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12157252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crystal Lake, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home2.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute27.3 min → 29.2 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 2.2%▼ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 73.9%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±10.1 pp
Carpool10.2% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±2.0 pp
Work from home2.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 2,481 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.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,451± 1,013 MOE
Workers age 16+2,481± 441 MOE
Workers with travel time2,426± 437 MOE
Estimated home workers55± 47 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.