ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12412502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Longwood, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute27.8 min → 25.7 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 17.9%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 72.4%▼ 12.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±5.4 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.9% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 8,173 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,337± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+8,173± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time6,712± 518 MOE
Estimated home workers1,461± 344 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.