ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute24.2 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 8.8%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 71.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±5.7 pp
Carpool13.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit2.4% ±2.4 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 5,086 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,378± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,086± 332 MOE
Workers with travel time4,637± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers449± 152 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.