ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12430832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marco Island, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±10.2 min MOE
Worked from home34.6%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone53.5%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute25.9 min → 22.5 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.1% → 34.6%▲ 13.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 53.5%▼ 14.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.5% ±6.2 pp
Carpool3.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±1.7 pp
Work from home34.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,246 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

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

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% 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 estimate16,205± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+4,246± 468 MOE
Workers with travel time2,775± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers1,471± 265 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.