ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Larimer County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute23.9 min → 23.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 21.4%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 66.3%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±1.1 pp
Carpool5.6% ±0.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 193,404 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate367,368± — MOE
Workers age 16+193,404± 2,215 MOE
Workers with travel time151,960± 2,492 MOE
Estimated home workers41,444± 1,931 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.