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estimate
Drive alone to work in South Bay
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
190 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 5, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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7 figures
People
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Economy
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Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
70.2%
+2.2 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
190 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−11.1 pp
vs Palm Beach County
+0.8 pp
Palm Beach County: 69.5% · 2024
Drive alone to work, 2013 – 2024 percent · South Bay · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−11.1 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
South Bay
Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Drive alone to work · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance South Bay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
70.2% · 2024
First value
80.7% · 2013
Highest
81.3% · 2014
Lowest
68.0% · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | South Bay | Change | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 70.2% | +2.2 pp | 69.5% | 70.2% | 68.8% |
| 2023estimate | 68.0% | −1.4 pp | 71.4% | 72.1% | 70.2% |
| 2022estimate | 69.4% | −5.5 pp | 72.9% | 74.1% | 71.7% |
| 2021estimate | 74.9% | +5.3 pp | 74.6% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
| 2020estimate | 69.6% | −4.9 pp | 76.2% | 77.7% | — |
| 2019estimate | 74.5% | −1.1 pp | 77.9% | 79.1% | — |
| 2018estimate | 75.6% | −3.2 pp | 78.2% | 79.4% | — |
| 2017estimate | 78.8% | +3.3 pp | 78.5% | 79.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 75.5% | −4.5 pp | 78.6% | 79.5% | — |
| 2015estimate | 80.1% | −1.3 pp | 78.8% | 79.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 81.3% | +0.7 pp | 78.9% | 79.6% | — |
| 2013estimate | 80.7% | 78.6% | 79.5% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Drive alone to work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Alva | 84.3% | |
| 335 | Anna Maria | 69.9% | |
| 337 | Apalachicola | 69.7% | |
| 148 | Apollo Beach | 80.8% | |
| 266 | Atlantic Beach | 75.3% | |
| 167 | Atlantis | 79.9% | |
| 198 | Aventura | 78.8% | |
| 165 | Bagdad | 80.1% | |
| 360 | Bal Harbour | 63.5% | |
| 50 | Baldwin | 84.6% | |
| 356 | Bay Harbor Islands | 66.0% | |
| 76 | Bay Pines | 83.4% | |
| 134 | Bayonet Point | 81.3% | |
| 73 | Bayshore Gardens | 83.7% | |
| 43 | Bell | 85.0% | |
| 338 | Belle Glade | 69.6% | |
| 187 | Belleair | 79.4% | |
| 261 | Belleair Beach | 75.5% | |
| 202 | Belleair Bluffs | 78.6% | |
| 138 | Bellview | 81.1% | |
| 149 | Beverly Hills | 80.7% | |
| 340 | Big Pine Key | 69.3% | |
| 23 | Biscayne Park | 86.7% | |
| 65 | Bloomingdale | 83.9% | |
| 230 | Boca Raton | 77.4% | |
| … | |||
| 8 | Shalimar | 89.5% | |
| 339 | Siesta Key | 69.4% | |
| 39 | Sopchoppy | 85.3% | |
| 197 | South Bay | 78.8% | |
| 207 | South Beach | 78.5% | |
| 150 | South Bradenton | 80.7% | |
| 211 | South Daytona | 78.3% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017
What it means
The share of workers who drive to work alone.
How it is calculated
Workers who drove alone in a car, truck or van divided by all workers aged 16 and over.
Education & commute
South Bay in numbers
Adults with higher education
47.4%
2024 · Florida
Bachelor's degree or higher
8.8%
2024
High school diploma or higher
61.7%
2024
University enrolment
79.4%
2022 · United States
Internet users
94.7%
2024 · United States
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · United States
Average commute
32.7
2024
Work from home
4.4%
2024
Public transit to work
3.7%
2024