ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12672702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Southchase, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute30.3 min → 27.1 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 12.0%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 75.0%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±5.2 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.3 pp
Work from home12.0% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 7,110 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,981± 1,466 MOE
Workers age 16+7,110± 953 MOE
Workers with travel time6,259± 867 MOE
Estimated home workers851± 261 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.