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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 6, 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

2022 · 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
390 Captiva 19.6%
389 Otter Creek 21.7%
388 Jupiter Island 37.8%
387 Goulding 39.7%
386 Longboat Key 42.5%
385 Palm Beach 44.9%
384 Panacea 45.3%
383 Steinhatchee 46.8%
382 Manasota Key 48.1%
381 Miami Beach 49.4%
380 Sanibel 50.6%
379 Bradenton Beach 51.5%
378 Siesta Key 52.0%
377 Juno Beach 52.5%
376 Pineland 53.1%
375 Tice 53.3%
374 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 54.1%
373 Dover 54.1%
372 Redington Beach 54.3%
371 South Beach 55.5%
370 Indian River Shores 55.6%
369 Highland Beach 56.2%
368 Grove City 56.9%
367 Nocatee 57.2%
366 North Bay Village 57.3%
…
235 Sarasota 72.1%
234 Town 'N' Country 72.2%
233 De Leon Springs 72.2%
232 West Palm Beach 72.3%
231 Bunnell 72.3%
230 Oak Hill 72.3%
229 Islamorada 72.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.