ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12672662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Brooksville, Florida

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±17.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone86.4%±16.7 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 commute26.9 min → 32.3 min▲ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 6.8%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone93.1% → 86.4%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.4% ±16.7 pp
Carpool2.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home6.8% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,086 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% 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 estimate5,099± 1,460 MOE
Workers age 16+2,086± 779 MOE
Workers with travel time1,944± 769 MOE
Estimated home workers142± 90 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.