ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trujillo Alto Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute31.5 min → 31.4 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 79.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 28,954 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,088± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,954± 1,040 MOE
Workers with travel time26,536± 1,139 MOE
Estimated home workers2,418± 587 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.