ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72761672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Germán zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±24.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute23.2 min → 20.6 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 6.2%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 81.5%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±24.1 pp
Carpool5.7% ±8.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk6.3% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home6.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,728 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% 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.

26th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,747± 1,278 MOE
Workers age 16+2,728± 583 MOE
Workers with travel time2,560± 545 MOE
Estimated home workers168± 123 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.