ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12737002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Valrico, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute32.2 min → 31.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 23.6%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 65.6%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 20,475 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,239± 2,283 MOE
Workers age 16+20,475± 1,945 MOE
Workers with travel time15,637± 1,857 MOE
Estimated home workers4,838± 542 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.