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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.9 min one way; 24.5% worked from home, 69.2% drove alone, and 1.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Miramar Beach CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.3 percentage points.

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 Miramar Beach CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 24.5% worked from home.

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

How Miramar Beach CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Miramar Beach CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,881 workers age 16+, including 2,929 workers with reported travel time and 952 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Miramar Beach CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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