ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12579002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Poinciana, Florida

Mean one-way trip46.8 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip34.0%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 commute44.5 min → 46.8 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 12.1%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 73.9%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 31,329 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,068± 4,439 MOE
Workers age 16+31,329± 2,436 MOE
Workers with travel time27,534± 2,188 MOE
Estimated home workers3,795± 878 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.