ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72180742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cidra zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home0.3%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone86.3%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute27.3 min → 21.9 min▼ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 86.3%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.3% ±7.0 pp
Carpool6.4% ±6.5 pp
Public transit2.1% ±3.3 pp
Walk4.8% ±4.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home0.3% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 1,776 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% 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.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,819± 942 MOE
Workers age 16+1,776± 422 MOE
Workers with travel time1,770± 424 MOE
Estimated home workers6± 10 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.