ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12594702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rainbow Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±14.6 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±14.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute28.5 min → 33.0 min▲ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 25.5%▲ 16.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.6% → 65.9%▼ 22.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool6.7% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±2.9 pp
Work from home25.5% ±14.0 pp

Each share uses 1,541 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% 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.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,082± 1,000 MOE
Workers age 16+1,541± 438 MOE
Workers with travel time1,148± 339 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 243 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.