ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12767402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Samoset, Florida

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.2 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 65.8% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±11.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 West Samoset CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.5 min → 25.2 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 7.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.8% → 65.8%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Samoset CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.8%; 0.5% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

Drive alone65.8% ±11.1 pp
Carpool20.0% ±8.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.6% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.4% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Samoset CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 53th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Samoset CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,208 workers age 16+, including 2,970 workers with reported travel time and 238 home workers.

Population estimate7,429± 1,553 MOE
Workers age 16+3,208± 771 MOE
Workers with travel time2,970± 770 MOE
Estimated home workers238± 146 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Florida commute records for West Samoset CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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