ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12438002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meadow Woods, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.4 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute34.2 min → 35.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 16.1%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.9%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 70.4%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±8.2 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 22,292 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,852± 5,112 MOE
Workers age 16+22,292± 2,702 MOE
Workers with travel time18,695± 2,686 MOE
Estimated home workers3,597± 889 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.