ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12506302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakleaf Plantation, Florida

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute36.1 min → 32.3 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 23.1%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 67.8%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±5.3 pp
Carpool8.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.1% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 16,383 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,070± 2,117 MOE
Workers age 16+16,383± 1,297 MOE
Workers with travel time12,593± 1,194 MOE
Estimated home workers3,790± 874 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.