ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12394752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±8.4 min MOE
Worked from home38.7%±20.2 pp MOE
Drove alone53.7%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute28.2 min → 29.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.8% → 38.7%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.0%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.0% → 53.7%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.7% ±8.0 pp
Carpool3.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home38.7% ±20.2 pp

Each share uses 2,499 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% 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.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,232± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+2,499± 374 MOE
Workers with travel time1,532± 296 MOE
Estimated home workers967± 525 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.