ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Juana Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone92.0%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute25.2 min → 27.9 min▲ 2.7 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 transit0.4% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 92.0%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone92.0% ±0.9 pp
Carpool0.7% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 14,992 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% 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.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,156± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,992± 913 MOE
Workers with travel time14,249± 893 MOE
Estimated home workers743± 228 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.