ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12510752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ocoee, Florida

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute34.2 min → 30.5 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 16.3%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 65.2%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.3 pp
Work from home16.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 25,826 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,033± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+25,826± 1,163 MOE
Workers with travel time21,629± 1,189 MOE
Estimated home workers4,197± 686 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.