ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8040002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aurora, Colorado

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.5%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute29.9 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 16.5%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 3.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 66.5%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.5% ±1.0 pp
Carpool10.2% ±0.7 pp
Public transit3.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.5% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 206,488 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate394,432± 85 MOE
Workers age 16+206,488± 2,490 MOE
Workers with travel time172,515± 2,353 MOE
Estimated home workers33,973± 1,653 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.