ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12398252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lecanto, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±15.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.2%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±14.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute28.1 min → 30.3 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 17.2%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.0% → 72.0%▼ 19.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±14.6 pp
Carpool5.3% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home17.2% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 2,633 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,398± 1,342 MOE
Workers age 16+2,633± 751 MOE
Workers with travel time2,179± 671 MOE
Estimated home workers454± 216 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.