ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12460002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miramar Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.5%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute23.5 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.2% → 24.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 69.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±6.1 pp
Carpool4.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.3 pp
Work from home24.5% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 3,881 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% 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.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,902± 1,017 MOE
Workers age 16+3,881± 604 MOE
Workers with travel time2,929± 529 MOE
Estimated home workers952± 313 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.