ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8123872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Castle Pines, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home37.1%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone55.4%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute24.8 min → 26.9 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.8% → 37.1%▲ 10.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.8% → 55.4%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.4% ±6.7 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home37.1% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 7,672 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

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

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,388± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+7,672± 392 MOE
Workers with travel time4,827± 576 MOE
Estimated home workers2,845± 421 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.