ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12165252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Daytona Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute20.2 min → 21.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 10.9%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 72.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 32,511 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate78,992± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+32,511± 1,297 MOE
Workers with travel time28,954± 1,335 MOE
Estimated home workers3,557± 653 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.