ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute26.1 min → 24.5 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 9.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 77.6%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 37,175 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate89,378± — MOE
Workers age 16+37,175± 1,225 MOE
Workers with travel time33,645± 1,241 MOE
Estimated home workers3,530± 492 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.