ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72154942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cayey zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home0.2%±0.3 pp MOE
Drove alone90.5%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute22.4 min → 24.2 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 90.5%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.5% ±4.3 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home0.2% ±0.3 pp

Each share uses 4,851 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,655± 1,054 MOE
Workers age 16+4,851± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time4,841± 543 MOE
Estimated home workers10± 16 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.