ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12168752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DeLand, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home18.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 commute25.1 min → 28.4 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.4% → 18.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 66.1%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool12.4% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 16,585 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.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,611± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+16,585± 985 MOE
Workers with travel time13,553± 900 MOE
Estimated home workers3,032± 492 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.