ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone93.0%±1.4 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 commute26.8 min → 26.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.2%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone94.4% → 93.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone93.0% ±1.4 pp
Carpool0.9% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 13,538 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% 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 estimate38,157± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,538± 724 MOE
Workers with travel time12,840± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers698± 254 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.