ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12243372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Pierce North, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute21.0 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 3.9%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 2.7%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.0% → 82.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±9.3 pp
Carpool5.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit2.7% ±3.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 3,033 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,224± 1,150 MOE
Workers age 16+3,033± 733 MOE
Workers with travel time2,914± 725 MOE
Estimated home workers119± 94 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.