ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12192062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Lake, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home25.8%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±0.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute29.2 min → 28.3 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 25.8%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 66.2%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±0.4 pp
Carpool5.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.8% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,620 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,283± 1,491 MOE
Workers age 16+14,620± 896 MOE
Workers with travel time10,851± 713 MOE
Estimated home workers3,769± 435 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.