ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12335852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Indian River Estates, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.9 min one way; 4.0% worked from home, 81.9% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 Indian River Estates CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -3.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.9 min → 23.9 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 4.0%▼ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.1%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 81.9%▲ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Indian River Estates CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.9%; 1.1% used public transit and 4.0% worked from home.

Drive alone81.9% ±1.7 pp
Carpool12.3% ±5.9 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 3,062 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Indian River Estates CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 44th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

44thMean commute percentile

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

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Indian River Estates CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,062 workers age 16+, including 2,940 workers with reported travel time and 122 home workers.

Population estimate7,685± 1,178 MOE
Workers age 16+3,062± 546 MOE
Workers with travel time2,940± 553 MOE
Estimated home workers122± 64 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Indian River Estates CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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