ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12505752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakland Park, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute27.2 min → 25.5 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 11.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.5%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 65.2%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±3.6 pp
Carpool15.6% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 25,263 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,682± 67 MOE
Workers age 16+25,263± 1,165 MOE
Workers with travel time22,269± 1,215 MOE
Estimated home workers2,994± 601 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.