ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12470502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Dora, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.2%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 commute29.0 min → 29.7 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.0% → 18.6%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 65.6%▼ 10.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±6.2 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.2 pp
Work from home18.6% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 6,632 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,278± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+6,632± 623 MOE
Workers with travel time5,398± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers1,234± 406 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.