Commuting in Yabucoa 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 Yabucoa Municipio: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Yabucoa Municipio spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 211 hours, about 8.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 8% more time on the road than the Puerto Rico average of 23.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.9 minutes.
Yabucoa Municipio holds about 0.9% of Puerto Rico's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Yabucoa Municipio would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,617 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)
Yabucoa Municipio
25.3 min
50.7 min
211 hrs/yr
$6,542
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
25.3
minutes to get to work in
Yabucoa Municipio.
That's 13% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 0.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Yabucoa Municipio
Car:
95.3%
Walked:
4.5%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Worked at Home:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Yabucoa Municipio, versus 0.0% in Puerto Rico.
Public transit is essentially absent in Yabucoa Municipio, versus 0.9% in Puerto Rico.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Yabucoa Municipio, versus 0.1% in Puerto Rico.
Working from home is essentially absent in Yabucoa Municipio, versus 6.1% in Puerto Rico.
Commute Mode Trends in Yabucoa Municipio, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Yabucoa 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
Walked
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Other
Worked at Home
2009
91.5%
2.9%
0.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
2.3%
2.4%
2010
92.2%
2.2%
0.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
2.3%
2.3%
2011
93.2%
3.1%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2.9%
2012
93.8%
2.6%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2.6%
2013
94.5%
2.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.8%
2.1%
2014
94.2%
2.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
1.2%
1.8%
2015
93.9%
2.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
1.3%
1.5%
2016
95.7%
1.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
1.0%
0.6%
2017
96.7%
1.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
1.0%
0.1%
2018
97.0%
1.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.1%
2019
97.2%
2.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
97.7%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
97.2%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
96.3%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
96.5%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
95.3%
4.5%
0.2%
0.0%
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 2020 at 97.7%. Overall it rose from 91.5% in 2009 to 95.3% in 2024, up 3.8 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Walking gained the most ground in Yabucoa Municipio: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 4.5% in 2024, up 1.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 2.4% to 0.0% of workers (down 2.4 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Yabucoa Municipio
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Yabucoa Municipio?
The bars show when commuters in Yabucoa 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.
Yabucoa MunicipioPuerto RicoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Yabucoa Municipio is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 16.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.9% across Puerto Rico. Early starts are more common than in Puerto Rico: 22.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Puerto Rico: 39.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.7%) 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 Yabucoa 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 Yabucoa 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 Yabucoa 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
Yabucoa Municipio
Puerto Rico
United States
2009
7:04 AM
7:12 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:07 AM
7:12 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:06 AM
7:13 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:08 AM
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:05 AM
7:15 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:09 AM
7:15 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:14 AM
7:16 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:15 AM
7:16 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:12 AM
7:17 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:13 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:06 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:51 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2021
6:47 AM
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:56 AM
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:04 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:08 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Yabucoa Municipio were on the road by 7:08 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:04 AM). Puerto Rico followed the same path, with the typical start moving 6 minutes later. Commuters in Yabucoa Municipio now leave 30 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 Yabucoa Municipio has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Yabucoa Municipio's commute time compare?
Metric
Yabucoa Municipio
Puerto Rico
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
25.3 min
23.5 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
0.0%
6.1%
15.0%
Walked
4.5%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Yabucoa Municipio is 25.3 minutes, longer than the 23.5 minutes in Puerto Rico.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Puerto Rico. 4.5% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Puerto Rico.
Yabucoa Municipio, PR Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Yabucoa Municipio, PR is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 29,399 residents against a local median of 34,951. Where Yabucoa Municipio, PR breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 100% below the local median of 0.5% at 0.0%.
The counties themselves spread 5.3% on work from home, so Yabucoa Municipio, PR sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Yabucoa Municipio, PR has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Commuters here spend an estimated 211 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,542 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Puerto Rico commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Yabucoa 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.
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).