ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72124412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Candelaria, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip35.2 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute35.8 min → 35.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 14.3%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 70.8%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home14.3% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,854 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,868± 1,323 MOE
Workers age 16+5,854± 724 MOE
Workers with travel time5,014± 651 MOE
Estimated home workers840± 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.