ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Isabela Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute25.5 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 5.0%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 84.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 13,105 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.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% 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.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,890± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,105± 894 MOE
Workers with travel time12,454± 887 MOE
Estimated home workers651± 233 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.