ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12715252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tequesta, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±9.6 min MOE
Worked from home39.0%±10.9 pp MOE
Drove alone53.8%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute22.2 min → 28.6 min▲ 6.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.4% → 39.0%▲ 20.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 53.8%▼ 18.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.8% ±6.8 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home39.0% ±10.9 pp

Each share uses 2,748 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,193± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,748± 421 MOE
Workers with travel time1,676± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers1,072± 341 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.