ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12485002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Port Richey, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute27.4 min → 27.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 14.2%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 68.1%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool9.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.0 pp
Work from home14.2% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 7,557 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

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

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,425± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+7,557± 596 MOE
Workers with travel time6,484± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers1,073± 248 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.