ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12532002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home28.3%±11.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.2%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute26.6 min → 28.8 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.5% → 28.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 61.2%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.2% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home28.3% ±11.3 pp

Each share uses 2,856 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,146± 688 MOE
Workers age 16+2,856± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time2,049± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers807± 349 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.