ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip36.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.9%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 commute37.7 min → 36.9 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.4%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 81.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±3.8 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 16,711 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,051± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,711± 872 MOE
Workers with travel time15,482± 914 MOE
Estimated home workers1,229± 324 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.