ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12395252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute28.9 min → 27.4 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit6.4% → 7.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 73.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit7.1% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 16,409 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,404± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+16,409± 1,044 MOE
Workers with travel time15,748± 1,087 MOE
Estimated home workers661± 243 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.