ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72501522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manatí zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home0.0%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone88.0%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute24.1 min → 24.9 min▲ 0.8 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 transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.5% → 88.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.0% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.3% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk6.7% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home0.0% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 2,682 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% 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.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,231± 1,120 MOE
Workers age 16+2,682± 506 MOE
Workers with travel time2,682± 506 MOE
Estimated home workers0± 24 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.