ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12692502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sun City Center, Florida

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home28.9%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute32.6 min → 33.5 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.1% → 28.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 63.7%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool3.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home28.9% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 9,513 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,548± 2,579 MOE
Workers age 16+9,513± 1,267 MOE
Workers with travel time6,761± 1,020 MOE
Estimated home workers2,752± 692 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.