What is the average commute in Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 36.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico

Name: Commute estimates for Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.9 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 81.6% drove alone, and 22.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Río Grande Municipio's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

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 Río Grande Municipio residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

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

How Río Grande Municipio compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

99^thMean commute percentile

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

41^thWork-from-home percentile

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

51^thTransit percentile

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

99^th60+ 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 Río Grande Municipio's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,711 workers age 16+, including 15,482 workers with reported travel time and 1,229 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Puerto Rico commute records for Río Grande Municipio

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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