ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12556502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pelican Bay, Florida

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home50.9%±8.4 pp MOE
Drove alone38.7%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute17.8 min → 18.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home46.1% → 50.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone36.7% → 38.7%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone38.7% ±11.1 pp
Carpool6.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle3.5% ±3.4 pp
Work from home50.9% ±8.4 pp

Each share uses 1,114 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,159± 485 MOE
Workers age 16+1,114± 192 MOE
Workers with travel time547± 152 MOE
Estimated home workers567± 135 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.