ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8160002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute23.2 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 17.6%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 70.0%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±1.0 pp
Carpool8.7% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.6% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 249,201 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate487,887± 110 MOE
Workers age 16+249,201± 2,322 MOE
Workers with travel time205,393± 2,592 MOE
Estimated home workers43,808± 1,752 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.