ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12758752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wesley Chapel, Florida

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home26.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute32.4 min → 31.1 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 26.5%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.2% → 60.7%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home26.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 39,567 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,011± 2,746 MOE
Workers age 16+39,567± 2,074 MOE
Workers with travel time29,080± 1,874 MOE
Estimated home workers10,487± 1,010 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.