ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12305252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

High Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±11.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute26.7 min → 25.4 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 9.9%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.1% → 79.8%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±11.5 pp
Carpool8.6% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.9% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,970 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,544± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+2,970± 364 MOE
Workers with travel time2,675± 380 MOE
Estimated home workers295± 119 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.