ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12660002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Siesta Key, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.2 min one way; 40.3% worked from home, 47.5% drove alone, and 15.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.2 min±17.8 min MOE
Worked from home40.3%±7.0 pp MOE
Drove alone47.5%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 Siesta Key CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.2 min → 37.2 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.1% → 40.3%▲ 12.2 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.3% → 47.5%▼ 11.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Siesta Key CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 47.5%; 0.8% used public transit and 40.3% worked from home.

Drive alone47.5% ±8.1 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.8 pp
Work from home40.3% ±7.0 pp

Each share uses 1,414 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Siesta Key CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Siesta Key CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,414 workers age 16+, including 844 workers with reported travel time and 570 home workers.

Population estimate5,525± 503 MOE
Workers age 16+1,414± 241 MOE
Workers with travel time844± 192 MOE
Estimated home workers570± 139 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Siesta Key CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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