ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12269502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Goulds, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 commute40.3 min → 35.0 min▼ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 3.3%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±8.9 pp
Carpool11.2% ±4.3 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±2.0 pp
Work from home4.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 6,184 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

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

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,425± 1,697 MOE
Workers age 16+6,184± 886 MOE
Workers with travel time5,905± 861 MOE
Estimated home workers279± 167 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.