ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12326102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Horizon West, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home31.3%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute30.2 min → 27.2 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 31.3%▲ 14.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 60.9%▼ 15.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±5.2 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home31.3% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 34,801 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,416± 4,893 MOE
Workers age 16+34,801± 2,278 MOE
Workers with travel time23,913± 2,522 MOE
Estimated home workers10,888± 1,323 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.