ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12372252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaBelle, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±10.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone55.0%±14.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip37.9%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 commute30.6 min → 35.3 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 10.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 1.1%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.0% → 55.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.0% ±14.4 pp
Carpool32.9% ±16.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.0% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home10.0% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 2,637 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% 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.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,184± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+2,637± 397 MOE
Workers with travel time2,372± 376 MOE
Estimated home workers265± 166 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.