ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72033682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arecibo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone87.2%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute23.1 min → 23.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 4.7%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.2% → 87.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.2% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 12,452 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,831± 1,938 MOE
Workers age 16+12,452± 1,087 MOE
Workers with travel time11,863± 1,072 MOE
Estimated home workers589± 236 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.