ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clear Creek County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.2%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±5.0 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 commute30.1 min → 28.4 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.6% → 24.2%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.6% → 62.1%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±5.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home24.2% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 5,228 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,262± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,228± 285 MOE
Workers with travel time3,964± 344 MOE
Estimated home workers1,264± 271 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.