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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Drive alone to work in West Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 189 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026
Education & commute · West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 70.3% −0.6 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 189 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −6.1 pp
vs Palm Beach County +0.8 pp Palm Beach County: 69.5% · 2024
Drive alone to work, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−6.1 pp since 2014
West Palm Beach 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
West Palm Beach
70.3%
Palm Beach County
69.5%
Florida
70.2%
United States
68.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance West Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 70.3% · 2024
First value 77.2% · 2013
Highest 78.4% · 2016
Lowest 70.3% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 70.3% −0.6 pp 69.5% 70.2% 68.8%
2023estimate 70.9% −1.4 pp 71.4% 72.1% 70.2%
2022estimate 72.3% −1.7 pp 72.9% 74.1% 71.7%
2021estimate 74.0% −2.1 pp 74.6% 76.1% 73.2%
2020estimate 76.1% −1.3 pp 76.2% 77.7% —
2019estimate 77.4% −0.3 pp 77.9% 79.1% —
2018estimate 77.7% −0.3 pp 78.2% 79.4% —
2017estimate 78.0% −0.4 pp 78.5% 79.5% —
2016estimate 78.4% +1.5 pp 78.6% 79.5% —
2015estimate 76.9% +0.6 pp 78.8% 79.6% —
2014estimate 76.3% −0.8 pp 78.9% 79.6% —
2013estimate 77.2% 78.6% 79.5% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryDrive alone to work
16 Alva 86.8%
244 Anna Maria 75.1%
256 Apalachicola 74.3%
148 Apollo Beach 78.7%
103 Atlantic Beach 80.6%
241 Atlantis 75.2%
378 Ave Maria 55.6%
277 Aventura 73.0%
154 Bagdad 78.4%
345 Bal Harbour 66.2%
20 Baldwin 86.3%
359 Bay Harbor Islands 63.2%
293 Bay Pines 71.6%
32 Bayonet Point 85.3%
95 Bayshore Gardens 81.0%
38 Bell 84.3%
366 Belle Glade 61.2%
85 Belleair 81.4%
354 Belleair Beach 64.2%
291 Belleair Bluffs 71.7%
31 Bellview 85.6%
83 Beverly Hills 81.6%
329 Big Pine Key 68.1%
24 Biscayne Park 86.1%
50 Bloomingdale 83.1%
…
272 Wesley Chapel 73.6%
75 West Melbourne 81.9%
55 West Miami 82.9%
215 West Palm Beach 76.1%
201 West Park 76.5%
254 West Perrine 74.5%
227 Westchase 75.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.