ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72775002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Sebastián zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home0.4%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute20.3 min → 24.9 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 81.2%▲ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±6.6 pp
Carpool10.5% ±6.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk6.8% ±4.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home0.4% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 2,634 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,038± 1,216 MOE
Workers age 16+2,634± 512 MOE
Workers with travel time2,624± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers10± 14 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.