ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12671632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Apopka, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.6 min one way; 15.1% worked from home, 71.3% drove alone, and 10.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±13.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 South Apopka CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.3 min → 34.6 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 15.1%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 71.3%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Apopka CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.3%; 0.9% used public transit and 15.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.3% ±11.1 pp
Carpool9.9% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±2.4 pp
Work from home15.1% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 2,956 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Apopka CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Apopka CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,956 workers age 16+, including 2,511 workers with reported travel time and 445 home workers.

Population estimate7,300± 1,427 MOE
Workers age 16+2,956± 645 MOE
Workers with travel time2,511± 611 MOE
Estimated home workers445± 201 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 South Apopka 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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