ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8062552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berthoud, Colorado

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home21.1%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute29.3 min → 31.5 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 21.1%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 70.8%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±5.3 pp
Carpool4.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.1% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 7,047 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,411± 187 MOE
Workers age 16+7,047± 453 MOE
Workers with travel time5,559± 451 MOE
Estimated home workers1,488± 339 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.