ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72325222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guaynabo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute26.3 min → 24.3 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 10.8%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.7%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 77.3%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 29,807 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,599± 1,481 MOE
Workers age 16+29,807± 1,367 MOE
Workers with travel time26,585± 1,287 MOE
Estimated home workers3,222± 458 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.