ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute30.3 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 15.2%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 70.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±0.9 pp
Carpool10.2% ±0.7 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.2% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 279,791 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate530,225± — MOE
Workers age 16+279,791± 2,480 MOE
Workers with travel time237,274± 2,717 MOE
Estimated home workers42,517± 1,890 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.