ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12165502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Daytona Beach Shores, Florida

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±16.4 min MOE
Worked from home26.1%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone53.9%±13.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.5%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 commute22.7 min → 34.4 min▲ 11.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.9% → 26.1%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.2% → 53.9%▼ 15.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.9% ±13.8 pp
Carpool14.3% ±8.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±4.2 pp
Work from home26.1% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 1,571 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,188± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+1,571± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time1,161± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers410± 107 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.