ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72328232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gurabo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 → 25.7 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 4.0%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.0%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 80.0%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.2% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home4.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 2,531 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% 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.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,440± 928 MOE
Workers age 16+2,531± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time2,430± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers101± 88 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.