ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12619372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rotonda, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±8.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute24.4 min → 27.2 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 23.6%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 66.2%▼ 15.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±8.8 pp
Carpool4.5% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±2.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home23.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,490 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,352± 940 MOE
Workers age 16+2,490± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time1,903± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers587± 167 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.