ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12760752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westchester, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute31.0 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 75.6%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.3% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 26,501 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,032± 2,398 MOE
Workers age 16+26,501± 1,882 MOE
Workers with travel time23,625± 1,901 MOE
Estimated home workers2,876± 452 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.