Commuting in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Dorado Municipio: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Dorado Municipio spend about 63 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 261 hours, about 10.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 34% more time on the road than the Puerto Rico average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 7.9 minutes.
Dorado Municipio holds about 1.1% of Puerto Rico's population but accounts for roughly 1.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Dorado Municipio would save about 105 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,242 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Dorado Municipio
31.4 min
62.7 min
261 hrs/yr
$8,105
N/A
Puerto Rico
23.5 min
46.9 min
196 hrs/yr
$6,063
N/A
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
31.4
minutes to get to work in
Dorado Municipio.
That's 40% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 90% of counties in Puerto Rico
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 13.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Dorado Municipio
Car:
84.9%
Worked at Home:
13.3%
Walked:
1.0%
Other:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Dorado Municipio, versus 0.0% in Puerto Rico.
Public transit is essentially absent in Dorado Municipio, versus 0.9% in Puerto Rico.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Dorado Municipio, versus 0.1% in Puerto Rico.
Biking is essentially absent in Dorado Municipio, versus 0.1% in Puerto Rico.
Commute Mode Trends in Dorado Municipio, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Dorado Municipio get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.2%
1.7%
2.0%
3.7%
1.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
92.2%
1.9%
1.9%
2.6%
1.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
92.1%
1.9%
2.9%
1.7%
1.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
90.9%
2.0%
3.5%
2.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2013
90.9%
2.2%
3.6%
1.8%
1.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2014
90.4%
1.8%
4.2%
2.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
89.6%
1.9%
4.4%
3.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
87.7%
2.6%
4.4%
4.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2017
90.2%
2.0%
4.0%
3.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
88.1%
2.6%
5.1%
3.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
88.7%
3.2%
4.5%
2.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
87.5%
6.5%
4.2%
1.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2021
88.0%
8.2%
2.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
86.1%
10.7%
2.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
86.3%
11.6%
1.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
84.9%
13.3%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2010 at 92.2%. Overall it fell from 91.2% in 2009 to 84.9% in 2024, down 6.3 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Dorado Municipio: its share of workers rose from 1.7% in 2009 to 13.3% in 2024, up 11.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 10.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 1.2% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and has since fallen back to 1.0%.
Commute Start Times in Dorado Municipio
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Dorado Municipio?
The bars show when commuters in Dorado Municipio leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Puerto Rico for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMDorado Municipio5.8%Puerto Rico6.3%
5.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMDorado Municipio1.3%Puerto Rico5.1%
1.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMDorado Municipio5.7%Puerto Rico5.5%
5.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMDorado Municipio16.1%Puerto Rico11.9%
16.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMDorado Municipio11.6%Puerto Rico10.3%
11.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMDorado Municipio17.9%Puerto Rico18.0%
17.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMDorado Municipio6.3%Puerto Rico10.0%
6.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMDorado Municipio12.5%Puerto Rico10.4%
12.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMDorado Municipio4.9%Puerto Rico3.2%
4.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMDorado Municipio6.6%Puerto Rico5.4%
6.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMDorado Municipio3.5%Puerto Rico2.4%
3.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMDorado Municipio0.6%Puerto Rico1.4%
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMDorado Municipio4.4%Puerto Rico6.0%
4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMDorado Municipio2.7%Puerto Rico4.0%
2.7%
Dorado MunicipioPuerto RicoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Dorado Municipio is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 18.0% across Puerto Rico. Early starts are less common than in Puerto Rico: 12.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Puerto Rico's: 48.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.7% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.8%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Dorado Municipio, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Dorado Municipio Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Dorado Municipio next to Puerto Rico and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Dorado Municipio
Puerto Rico
United States
2009
7:04 AM
7:12 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:01 AM
7:12 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:09 AM
7:13 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:09 AM
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:12 AM
7:15 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:16 AM
7:15 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:19 AM
7:16 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:17 AM
7:16 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:13 AM
7:17 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:13 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:08 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:10 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:09 AM
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:10 AM
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:14 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:16 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Dorado Municipio were on the road by 7:16 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (7:04 AM). The shift is sharper than across Puerto Rico, where the typical start moved 6 minutes later. Commuters in Dorado Municipio now leave 22 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Dorado Municipio has moved 8 minutes later.
How does Dorado Municipio's commute time compare?
Metric
Dorado Municipio
Puerto Rico
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
31.4 min
23.5 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
13.3%
6.1%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Dorado Municipio is 31.4 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in Puerto Rico.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Puerto Rico. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in Puerto Rico.
Dorado Municipio, PR Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Dorado Municipio, PR is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 35,810 residents against a local median of 53,890. The measure that sets Dorado Municipio, PR apart most is work from home: 13.3%, 118% above the local median of 6.1%.
The counties themselves spread 6.3% on work from home, so Dorado Municipio, PR sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Dorado Municipio, PR has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Commuters here spend an estimated 261 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,105 at a typical national wage. That's 34% more than the typical Puerto Rico commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Puerto Rico, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Is Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico a good location for remote and hybrid workers?
About 13.3% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Dorado Municipio would save about 105 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,242 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Which counties in Puerto Rico have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Puerto Rico, the shortest average commutes are in Culebra Municipio (12.7 min), Jayuya Municipio (15.2 min), Vieques Municipio (16.0 min). The longest are in Naranjito Municipio (38.3 min), Toa Alta Municipio (33.8 min), RÃo Grande Municipio (33.4 min).