ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute31.7 min → 25.0 min▼ 6.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 6.0%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 0.7%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 83.8%▲ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 7,642 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,467± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,642± 507 MOE
Workers with travel time7,184± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers458± 159 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.