ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12765252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Miami, Florida

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home24.2%±8.6 pp MOE
Drove alone56.6%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute26.6 min → 25.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 24.2%▲ 13.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 56.6%▼ 23.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.6% ±7.0 pp
Carpool11.1% ±5.5 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.9 pp
Walk3.7% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home24.2% ±8.6 pp

Each share uses 3,767 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,162± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+3,767± 418 MOE
Workers with travel time2,854± 371 MOE
Estimated home workers913± 341 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.