ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72322212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guayama zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute25.0 min → 26.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 5.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 82.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±3.4 pp
Carpool10.3% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 6,030 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

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 estimate18,216± 1,407 MOE
Workers age 16+6,030± 884 MOE
Workers with travel time5,698± 820 MOE
Estimated home workers332± 196 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.