ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12559252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pensacola, Florida

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute20.3 min → 22.0 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 16.7%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 72.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 25,986 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,036± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+25,986± 1,048 MOE
Workers with travel time21,642± 1,078 MOE
Estimated home workers4,344± 694 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.