ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12717252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Thonotosassa, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±10.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute31.4 min → 29.8 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 15.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 69.2%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±10.0 pp
Carpool11.3% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.9% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 7,063 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,764± 1,308 MOE
Workers age 16+7,063± 734 MOE
Workers with travel time5,941± 643 MOE
Estimated home workers1,122± 300 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.