ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8034552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arvada, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home24.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute27.0 min → 26.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.0% → 24.5%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 67.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool4.5% ±0.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home24.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 67,979 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate122,634± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+67,979± 1,427 MOE
Workers with travel time51,328± 1,549 MOE
Estimated home workers16,651± 975 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.