ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72012182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aibonito zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone91.7%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute20.5 min → 23.5 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 2.3%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 91.7%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.7% ±6.0 pp
Carpool2.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home2.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,469 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,285± 983 MOE
Workers age 16+2,469± 382 MOE
Workers with travel time2,411± 368 MOE
Estimated home workers58± 54 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.