ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12743702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Viera West, Florida

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute27.9 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 19.0%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 71.1%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±6.1 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home19.0% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 8,148 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,984± 1,346 MOE
Workers age 16+8,148± 907 MOE
Workers with travel time6,596± 843 MOE
Estimated home workers1,552± 306 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.