ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12451752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miami Shores, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone59.6%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute29.9 min → 26.0 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 24.7%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 59.6%▼ 13.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.6% ±5.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.7% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 5,277 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,752± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+5,277± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time3,972± 355 MOE
Estimated home workers1,305± 276 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.