ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12543002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palmetto Estates, Florida

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 → 34.4 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 4.5%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.7% → 80.4%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±10.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,510 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,129± 2,179 MOE
Workers age 16+7,510± 1,141 MOE
Workers with travel time7,169± 1,148 MOE
Estimated home workers341± 144 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.