ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 720852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Las Piedras Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home0.5%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone87.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.3%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 commute29.8 min → 29.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.1% → 87.9%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk8.0% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home0.5% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 11,520 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% 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.

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 estimate34,951± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,520± 795 MOE
Workers with travel time11,464± 808 MOE
Estimated home workers56± 66 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.