ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12783252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winter Springs, Florida

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute31.7 min → 29.1 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 20.9%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 68.9%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 19,070 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 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,951± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+19,070± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time15,091± 1,013 MOE
Estimated home workers3,979± 502 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.