ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12543502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palm Harbor, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.7 min one way; 23.3% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 7.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 Palm Harbor CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.7 min → 26.7 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 23.3%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 68.0%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Palm Harbor CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 23.3% worked from home.

Drive alone68.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 28,892 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Palm Harbor CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Palm Harbor CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 28,892 workers age 16+, including 22,158 workers with reported travel time and 6,734 home workers.

Population estimate61,512± 2,245 MOE
Workers age 16+28,892± 1,515 MOE
Workers with travel time22,158± 1,319 MOE
Estimated home workers6,734± 707 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Palm Harbor CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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