ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12293202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Heathrow, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±8.8 min MOE
Worked from home41.5%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone54.1%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute26.5 min → 25.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.9% → 41.5%▲ 21.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 54.1%▼ 20.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.1% ±8.8 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home41.5% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 2,947 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% 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.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,769± 798 MOE
Workers age 16+2,947± 381 MOE
Workers with travel time1,723± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers1,224± 253 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.