ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12672582024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Bradenton, Florida

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute23.4 min → 24.8 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.2%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 2.1%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 77.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.9 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 12,417 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,990± 1,838 MOE
Workers age 16+12,417± 1,154 MOE
Workers with travel time12,023± 1,136 MOE
Estimated home workers394± 143 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.