ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute24.7 min → 25.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 5.5%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 83.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 15,916 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,876± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,916± 925 MOE
Workers with travel time15,045± 912 MOE
Estimated home workers871± 272 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.