ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12706002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tallahassee, Florida

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute18.4 min → 19.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 13.4%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 70.3%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.3% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 104,284 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate201,875± 90 MOE
Workers age 16+104,284± 2,071 MOE
Workers with travel time90,330± 2,098 MOE
Estimated home workers13,954± 1,073 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.