ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12243872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Pierce South, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±14.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute24.6 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 3.6%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 75.2%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±14.7 pp
Carpool15.9% ±12.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±3.1 pp
Work from home3.6% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,385 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% 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.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,028± 1,221 MOE
Workers age 16+2,385± 700 MOE
Workers with travel time2,300± 675 MOE
Estimated home workers85± 101 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.