ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12625252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Augustine Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home26.9%±7.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.3%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute24.8 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 26.9%▲ 12.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 63.3%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.3% ±8.5 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle4.5% ±3.4 pp
Work from home26.9% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 2,804 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,860± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,804± 397 MOE
Workers with travel time2,049± 363 MOE
Estimated home workers755± 230 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.