ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12637002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sanibel, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±8.4 min MOE
Worked from home31.1%±9.6 pp MOE
Drove alone50.4%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute18.1 min → 21.4 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.9% → 31.1%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.2% → 50.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.4% ±7.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.4% ±10.0 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±2.9 pp
Work from home31.1% ±9.6 pp

Each share uses 1,949 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,418± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+1,949± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time1,343± 375 MOE
Estimated home workers606± 226 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.