What is the average commute in South Daytona city, Florida?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Daytona city, Florida work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · FL · GEOID 12673252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Daytona, Florida

Name: Commute estimates for South Daytona city, Florida
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.8 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 5.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±4.5 pp MOE

Drove alone72.0%±6.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.7%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 Daytona city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.5 min → 20.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.7%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.5%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 72.0%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Daytona city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 1.5% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone72.0% ±6.5 pp

Carpool12.6% ±3.8 pp

Public transit1.5% ±1.8 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home11.7% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 6,347 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Daytona city compares with similar-size places

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

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

25^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Daytona city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,347 workers age 16+, including 5,602 workers with reported travel time and 745 home workers.

Population estimate13,543± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+6,347± 561 MOE

Workers with travel time5,602± 544 MOE

Estimated home workers745± 295 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 Daytona city

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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