ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12671752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Bay, Florida

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±10.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 commute27.7 min → 32.7 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.4%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit7.8% → 3.7%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 70.2%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±4.7 pp
Carpool17.8% ±9.7 pp
Public transit3.7% ±3.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.3 pp
Work from home4.4% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 1,172 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,102± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+1,172± 238 MOE
Workers with travel time1,120± 234 MOE
Estimated home workers52± 66 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.