ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12263002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Golden Gate, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute22.7 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 8.2%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.1%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 71.9%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool16.9% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 15,653 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

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

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,234± 2,154 MOE
Workers age 16+15,653± 1,469 MOE
Workers with travel time14,368± 1,403 MOE
Estimated home workers1,285± 275 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.