ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12675752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Miami Heights, Florida

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute37.8 min → 34.7 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.7%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.5%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 18,145 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,766± 2,399 MOE
Workers age 16+18,145± 1,301 MOE
Workers with travel time16,750± 1,226 MOE
Estimated home workers1,395± 346 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.