ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home0.9%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.4%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 commute33.0 min → 30.7 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 0.9%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.3% → 83.1%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±3.2 pp
Carpool11.9% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home0.9% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 8,548 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,855± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,548± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time8,471± 653 MOE
Estimated home workers77± 54 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.