ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12764812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Lealman, Florida

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute23.7 min → 28.7 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 11.4%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.6%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 71.1%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±5.7 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit2.6% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±2.4 pp
Work from home11.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 6,180 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,944± 1,112 MOE
Workers age 16+6,180± 649 MOE
Workers with travel time5,476± 644 MOE
Estimated home workers704± 168 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.