ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12592002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Punta Gorda, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute22.7 min → 27.4 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 18.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 70.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±6.5 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.7 pp
Work from home18.8% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 5,780 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,278± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+5,780± 628 MOE
Workers with travel time4,692± 592 MOE
Estimated home workers1,088± 215 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.