ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12251752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gainesville, Florida

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute19.1 min → 18.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 14.7%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 4.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.6% → 60.9%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit4.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk4.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle3.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 68,536 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate145,702± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+68,536± 1,992 MOE
Workers with travel time58,432± 2,038 MOE
Estimated home workers10,104± 1,085 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.