ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12551252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parkland, Florida

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home29.5%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone53.8%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute31.3 min → 32.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.3% → 29.5%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 53.8%▼ 15.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool14.6% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.5 pp
Work from home29.5% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 18,034 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,178± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+18,034± 1,252 MOE
Workers with travel time12,713± 1,542 MOE
Estimated home workers5,321± 1,261 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.