ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72350592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hormigueros zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone91.9%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute20.7 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 3.6%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone92.4% → 91.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.9% ±2.5 pp
Carpool3.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 3,588 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,975± 650 MOE
Workers age 16+3,588± 429 MOE
Workers with travel time3,458± 410 MOE
Estimated home workers130± 74 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.