ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone86.5%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute26.5 min → 27.4 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.3%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.4% → 86.5%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.5% ±3.3 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 15,930 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,100± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,930± 774 MOE
Workers with travel time15,083± 809 MOE
Estimated home workers847± 256 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.