ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.7%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 commute35.1 min → 36.0 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.3%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 80.9%▲ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 17,145 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% 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.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,228± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,145± 857 MOE
Workers with travel time15,719± 893 MOE
Estimated home workers1,426± 412 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.