ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8124152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Castle Rock, Colorado

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home28.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 → 28.6 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 28.8%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 62.9%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home28.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 43,130 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,123± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+43,130± 982 MOE
Workers with travel time30,707± 1,207 MOE
Estimated home workers12,423± 956 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.