ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12256552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gateway, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.8 min one way; 23.1% worked from home, 66.7% drove alone, and 8.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 Gateway CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +5.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.2 min → 30.8 min▲ 5.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 23.1%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 66.7%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Gateway CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.7%; 0.3% used public transit and 23.1% worked from home.

Drive alone66.7% ±6.1 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home23.1% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 5,269 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Gateway CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Gateway CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,269 workers age 16+, including 4,050 workers with reported travel time and 1,219 home workers.

Population estimate11,176± 1,086 MOE
Workers age 16+5,269± 525 MOE
Workers with travel time4,050± 498 MOE
Estimated home workers1,219± 371 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Gateway CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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