ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12648752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sebring, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.4%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute21.7 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.3%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 0.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.7% → 66.4%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.4% ±8.0 pp
Carpool16.3% ±5.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.8% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.3% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 4,022 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,382± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+4,022± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time3,648± 382 MOE
Estimated home workers374± 163 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.