ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72443902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Las Piedras zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±12.9 min MOE
Worked from home0.0%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone91.5%±11.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.6%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 commute23.5 min → 28.8 min▲ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.0% → 91.5%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.5% ±11.7 pp
Carpool1.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk7.0% ±5.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home0.0% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 1,559 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% 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.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,198± 859 MOE
Workers age 16+1,559± 466 MOE
Workers with travel time1,559± 466 MOE
Estimated home workers0± 22 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.