ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12711502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tarpon Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home21.9%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±5.4 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 commute31.1 min → 28.5 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 21.9%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 68.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±5.4 pp
Carpool5.4% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home21.9% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 11,694 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,791± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+11,694± 825 MOE
Workers with travel time9,135± 888 MOE
Estimated home workers2,559± 479 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.