ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12673552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Southeast Arcadia, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±9.9 min MOE
Worked from home0.0%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±10.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.4 min → 28.6 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 3.3%▲ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 69.8%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±10.3 pp
Carpool26.2% ±9.0 pp
Public transit3.3% ±4.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home0.0% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 3,322 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,555± 979 MOE
Workers age 16+3,322± 656 MOE
Workers with travel time3,322± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers0± 21 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.