ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12506382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Ridge, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 → 31.1 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 4.7%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit8.8% → 5.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.2% → 62.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool16.8% ±5.6 pp
Public transit5.2% ±2.4 pp
Walk4.6% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.4 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,994 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,364± 2,290 MOE
Workers age 16+11,994± 1,018 MOE
Workers with travel time11,426± 1,054 MOE
Estimated home workers568± 332 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.