ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72770272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Lorenzo zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home0.0%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.9%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 commute31.0 min → 30.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 83.2%▲ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±6.5 pp
Carpool9.7% ±6.4 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.6 pp
Walk5.3% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home0.0% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 3,455 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% 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.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,453± 1,077 MOE
Workers age 16+3,455± 608 MOE
Workers with travel time3,455± 608 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.