ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Utuado Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone87.6%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.2%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 commute35.3 min → 32.4 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 3.3%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.8% → 87.6%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.6% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,712 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,621± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,712± 587 MOE
Workers with travel time7,459± 586 MOE
Estimated home workers253± 133 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.