ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12173252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Destin, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.4%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute22.5 min → 26.0 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 16.4%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 69.7%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.8% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.4% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 7,520 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

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

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,077± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+7,520± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time6,284± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers1,236± 342 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.