ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12731722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University CDP (Orange County), Florida

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute24.1 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 16.2%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 67.7%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±7.0 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 13,608 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,902± 2,456 MOE
Workers age 16+13,608± 1,919 MOE
Workers with travel time11,403± 1,649 MOE
Estimated home workers2,205± 502 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.