ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.7%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 commute32.4 min → 31.8 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 3.2%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 84.1%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool9.6% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 9,126 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,054± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,126± 670 MOE
Workers with travel time8,834± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers292± 201 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.