ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12486252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute25.8 min → 29.3 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.3% → 21.4%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 67.5%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.4% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 13,885 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,974± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+13,885± 898 MOE
Workers with travel time10,913± 934 MOE
Estimated home workers2,972± 538 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.