ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12715802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

The Meadows, Florida

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±11.0 min MOE
Worked from home32.3%±17.1 pp MOE
Drove alone61.7%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute19.1 min → 23.1 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.1% → 32.3%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 61.7%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.7% ±8.7 pp
Carpool2.8% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±2.0 pp
Work from home32.3% ±17.1 pp

Each share uses 1,401 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,492± 639 MOE
Workers age 16+1,401± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time948± 312 MOE
Estimated home workers453± 277 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.