ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12615002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockledge, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute25.6 min → 23.1 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.4%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 80.6%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,846 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

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

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,133± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+14,846± 838 MOE
Workers with travel time13,006± 905 MOE
Estimated home workers1,840± 409 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.