ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12294252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hernando, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±9.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute36.0 min → 31.6 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 15.0%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 75.4%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±8.2 pp
Carpool6.2% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home15.0% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 2,541 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,299± 940 MOE
Workers age 16+2,541± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time2,160± 447 MOE
Estimated home workers381± 168 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.