ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12714002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Temple Terrace, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute25.2 min → 26.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 23.0%▲ 14.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 64.9%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home23.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 13,993 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,275± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+13,993± 834 MOE
Workers with travel time10,769± 718 MOE
Estimated home workers3,224± 517 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.