ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12399252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lehigh Acres, Florida

Mean one-way trip38.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.7%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 commute36.1 min → 38.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 11.4%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 72.7%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±1.1 pp
Carpool12.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 59,562 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate132,353± 3,339 MOE
Workers age 16+59,562± 2,009 MOE
Workers with travel time52,780± 2,029 MOE
Estimated home workers6,782± 710 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.