ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12604752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridge Wood Heights, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.6%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute24.3 min → 23.0 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 14.6%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.7% → 72.1%▼ 16.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool11.3% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.6% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 2,848 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

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

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,366± 688 MOE
Workers age 16+2,848± 402 MOE
Workers with travel time2,433± 333 MOE
Estimated home workers415± 164 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.