ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · PR · GEOID 721432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.9%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute32.0 min → 31.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 7.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 82.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.9% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 11,937 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.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,921± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,937± 790 MOE
Workers with travel time10,993± 767 MOE
Estimated home workers944± 281 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.