ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12538752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palatka, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute20.9 min → 23.5 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 7.9%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 2.3%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 73.4%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±11.1 pp
Carpool14.1% ±6.6 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.8 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.9% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,284 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,650± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+3,284± 354 MOE
Workers with travel time3,026± 377 MOE
Estimated home workers258± 160 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.