ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12534252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Osprey, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home27.2%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±10.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute22.9 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 27.2%▲ 12.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 65.2%▼ 12.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±10.2 pp
Carpool1.4% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.6% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home27.2% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 1,898 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,943± 457 MOE
Workers age 16+1,898± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time1,382± 301 MOE
Estimated home workers516± 132 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.