ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12542752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palmetto Bay, Florida

Mean one-way trip35.3 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone60.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute36.4 min → 35.3 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 21.2%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 2.6%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 60.3%▼ 12.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 12,353 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,639± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+12,353± 601 MOE
Workers with travel time9,729± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers2,624± 557 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.