ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute33.4 min → 33.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.3%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 78.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.3% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 13,271 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% 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.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,810± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,271± 775 MOE
Workers with travel time11,502± 756 MOE
Estimated home workers1,769± 548 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.