ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12439752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Melbourne, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute22.1 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 14.1%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 72.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 40,100 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate86,576± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+40,100± 1,290 MOE
Workers with travel time34,447± 1,257 MOE
Estimated home workers5,653± 709 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.