ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12221752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.6%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±4.6 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 commute22.4 min → 22.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 16.6%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 74.9%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±4.6 pp
Carpool6.0% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home16.6% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 6,136 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,420± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,136± 434 MOE
Workers with travel time5,120± 437 MOE
Estimated home workers1,016± 285 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.