ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12273222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenacres, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute29.0 min → 29.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 5.7%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 78.3%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 21,043 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,373± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+21,043± 1,032 MOE
Workers with travel time19,836± 1,049 MOE
Estimated home workers1,207± 297 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.