ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12723252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Treasure Island, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home36.1%±10.4 pp MOE
Drove alone59.1%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute29.2 min → 31.8 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.9% → 36.1%▲ 13.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.3% → 59.1%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.1% ±7.2 pp
Carpool2.3% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home36.1% ±10.4 pp

Each share uses 2,986 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,553± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+2,986± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time1,909± 341 MOE
Estimated home workers1,077± 343 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.