ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12542002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palm Coast, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home17.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute27.2 min → 27.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 17.4%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 67.6%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 39,878 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate98,258± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+39,878± 1,039 MOE
Workers with travel time32,926± 1,246 MOE
Estimated home workers6,952± 744 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.