ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72098612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cabo Rojo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute18.9 min → 21.9 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 7.0%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 82.2%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±9.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.0% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 2,904 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% 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.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,122± 1,285 MOE
Workers age 16+2,904± 715 MOE
Workers with travel time2,702± 687 MOE
Estimated home workers202± 136 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.