ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12452002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miami Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±7.4 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute24.6 min → 28.2 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 20.2%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 63.8%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.9% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home20.2% ±7.4 pp

Each share uses 7,375 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,726± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+7,375± 420 MOE
Workers with travel time5,885± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers1,490± 550 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.