ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Patillas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home1.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute33.5 min → 29.4 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.6% → 1.3%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 78.4%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±7.2 pp
Carpool7.7% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk10.8% ±4.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.3 pp
Work from home1.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 4,214 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,563± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,214± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time4,159± 446 MOE
Estimated home workers55± 47 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.