ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12163352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dania Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute28.1 min → 28.4 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 13.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 2.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 69.1%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±4.2 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 16,696 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,180± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+16,696± 796 MOE
Workers with travel time14,380± 866 MOE
Estimated home workers2,316± 446 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.