ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12544502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palm Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute27.9 min → 26.0 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 6.6%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 71.4%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±4.9 pp
Carpool16.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.8% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 13,865 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,356± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+13,865± 911 MOE
Workers with travel time12,945± 847 MOE
Estimated home workers920± 332 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.