ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12278002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Groveland, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute34.4 min → 35.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 15.8%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 74.8%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±5.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.8% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 10,813 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.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,012± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+10,813± 773 MOE
Workers with travel time9,106± 788 MOE
Estimated home workers1,707± 463 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.