ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12682752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springfield, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute22.1 min → 23.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 7.2%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 70.5%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±8.5 pp
Carpool17.7% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.1 pp
Work from home7.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,234 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,230± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+4,234± 360 MOE
Workers with travel time3,928± 372 MOE
Estimated home workers306± 167 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.