ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PR · GEOID 72851972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vega Alta zona, Puerto Rico

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±8.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute28.3 min → 30.3 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 6.9%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 83.9%▲ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±7.0 pp
Carpool4.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.4% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.9% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,710 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% 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.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,388± 929 MOE
Workers age 16+2,710± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time2,523± 450 MOE
Estimated home workers187± 159 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.