ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72741892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±10.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±10.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute24.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 5.6%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 72.3%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±10.7 pp
Carpool7.2% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.1 pp
Walk4.1% ±3.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.6% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,953 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,059± 1,262 MOE
Workers age 16+2,953± 659 MOE
Workers with travel time2,787± 646 MOE
Estimated home workers166± 133 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.