ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12644002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Satellite Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute26.3 min → 27.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 19.2%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 73.9%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±7.6 pp
Carpool3.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.1 pp
Work from home19.2% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 5,464 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

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

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,313± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+5,464± 339 MOE
Workers with travel time4,414± 440 MOE
Estimated home workers1,050± 251 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.