ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.4%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute27.3 min → 26.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 25.4%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 64.4%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.4% ±0.8 pp
Carpool5.7% ±0.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 318,324 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate579,377± — MOE
Workers age 16+318,324± 2,018 MOE
Workers with travel time237,373± 2,580 MOE
Estimated home workers80,951± 2,253 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.