ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72279642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fajardo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute25.6 min → 26.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 9.4%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 76.7%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool6.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 7,828 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

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

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,269± 968 MOE
Workers age 16+7,828± 828 MOE
Workers with travel time7,094± 756 MOE
Estimated home workers734± 255 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.