ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8036202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aspen, Colorado

Mean one-way trip14.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone37.9%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.1%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 commute12.8 min → 14.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 18.4%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit13.2% → 9.1%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone42.6% → 37.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone37.9% ±6.3 pp
Carpool3.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit9.1% ±4.1 pp
Walk14.2% ±4.7 pp
Bicycle14.7% ±4.5 pp
Work from home18.4% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,251 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,756± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+4,251± 391 MOE
Workers with travel time3,467± 351 MOE
Estimated home workers784± 229 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.