ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12358752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jupiter, Florida

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute22.3 min → 24.9 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 17.5%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 1.7%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 67.2%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 29,488 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,883± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+29,488± 1,121 MOE
Workers with travel time24,325± 1,138 MOE
Estimated home workers5,163± 642 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.