ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72524312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mayagüez zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute20.6 min → 20.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.8%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 83.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk4.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 16,514 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,977± 1,027 MOE
Workers age 16+16,514± 786 MOE
Workers with travel time15,720± 813 MOE
Estimated home workers794± 244 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.