ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8198502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delta, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute25.9 min → 20.9 min▼ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 10.1%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.2%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 72.5%▲ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±7.4 pp
Carpool10.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit2.2% ±3.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±1.9 pp
Work from home10.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,475 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,421± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+3,475± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time3,124± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers351± 127 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.