ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute31.3 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.2%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 78.9%▲ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.2% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 69,070 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate182,469± — MOE
Workers age 16+69,070± 1,466 MOE
Workers with travel time64,084± 1,437 MOE
Estimated home workers4,986± 526 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.