ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8086752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brighton, Colorado

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute32.6 min → 31.1 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 13.4%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 74.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±4.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 21,544 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,059± 183 MOE
Workers age 16+21,544± 930 MOE
Workers with travel time18,653± 1,062 MOE
Estimated home workers2,891± 485 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.