ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12716252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

The Villages, Florida

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home28.2%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone55.6%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute22.8 min → 21.2 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.6% → 28.2%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.7% → 55.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.6% ±7.5 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 9,509 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,498± 1,857 MOE
Workers age 16+9,509± 1,157 MOE
Workers with travel time6,828± 1,055 MOE
Estimated home workers2,681± 523 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.