ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12226602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fleming Island, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home22.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute28.8 min → 30.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 22.2%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 66.8%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.0 pp
Work from home22.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 14,104 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,766± 1,796 MOE
Workers age 16+14,104± 1,271 MOE
Workers with travel time10,979± 1,044 MOE
Estimated home workers3,125± 493 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.