ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12417752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lutz, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home24.8%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute32.0 min → 31.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 24.8%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 68.6%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.8% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 13,181 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,106± 1,841 MOE
Workers age 16+13,181± 1,021 MOE
Workers with travel time9,912± 889 MOE
Estimated home workers3,269± 519 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.