ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12243002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Pierce, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute26.0 min → 27.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 11.3%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 69.2%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool14.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,537 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,082± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+18,537± 1,341 MOE
Workers with travel time16,445± 1,224 MOE
Estimated home workers2,092± 548 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.