ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12159682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cutler Bay, Florida

Mean one-way trip38.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.3%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 commute41.9 min → 38.2 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 16.1%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 71.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,441 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,070± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+22,441± 917 MOE
Workers with travel time18,831± 943 MOE
Estimated home workers3,610± 500 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.