ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12741502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vero Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute15.7 min → 18.4 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 15.7%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.0%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 68.2%▼ 13.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±5.5 pp
Carpool8.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle2.1% ±1.4 pp
Work from home15.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 8,125 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,042± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+8,125± 558 MOE
Workers with travel time6,851± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers1,274± 271 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.