ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12731632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University CDP (Hillsborough County), Florida

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute28.0 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 12.9%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 3.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.7% → 60.7%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool14.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home12.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 23,541 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,127± 2,781 MOE
Workers age 16+23,541± 1,729 MOE
Workers with travel time20,494± 1,524 MOE
Estimated home workers3,047± 671 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.