ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12541752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palm City, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute25.7 min → 31.8 min▲ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.5% → 24.7%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 67.5%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.7% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 11,950 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,371± 1,493 MOE
Workers age 16+11,950± 750 MOE
Workers with travel time8,999± 675 MOE
Estimated home workers2,951± 630 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.