ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12280452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gulf Gate, Florida

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±14.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute20.2 min → 20.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.7%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 78.5%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±14.3 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.7% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,800 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

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

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,998± 1,181 MOE
Workers age 16+3,800± 872 MOE
Workers with travel time3,356± 895 MOE
Estimated home workers444± 188 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.