ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12717412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Three Lakes, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.3 min one way; 14.0% worked from home, 75.1% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 Three Lakes CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.2 min → 33.3 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 14.0%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.9%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 75.1%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Three Lakes CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.1%; 0.9% used public transit and 14.0% worked from home.

Drive alone75.1% ±4.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,172 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Three Lakes CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Three Lakes CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,172 workers age 16+, including 7,887 workers with reported travel time and 1,285 home workers.

Population estimate16,888± 1,308 MOE
Workers age 16+9,172± 634 MOE
Workers with travel time7,887± 664 MOE
Estimated home workers1,285± 278 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for Three Lakes CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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