ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12241752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Myers Shores, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±11.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±12.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute28.6 min → 29.4 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 8.8%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 3.5%▲ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 76.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±12.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±5.5 pp
Public transit3.5% ±5.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.8% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,904 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,946± 899 MOE
Workers age 16+2,904± 610 MOE
Workers with travel time2,647± 654 MOE
Estimated home workers257± 137 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.