ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8128152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Centennial, Colorado

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home26.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone63.6%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute26.2 min → 25.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.2% → 26.9%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.9%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 63.6%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.6% ±2.0 pp
Carpool5.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 57,427 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,201± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+57,427± 1,286 MOE
Workers with travel time41,971± 1,385 MOE
Estimated home workers15,456± 997 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.