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

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute31.2 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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 the shares

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.