ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8200002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Denver, Colorado

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±0.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.3%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone56.1%±0.7 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 commute25.5 min → 24.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.2% → 27.3%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.8%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.7% → 56.1%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.1% ±0.7 pp
Carpool6.3% ±0.4 pp
Public transit3.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.3% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 419,619 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate718,877± — MOE
Workers age 16+419,619± 2,405 MOE
Workers with travel time305,061± 2,873 MOE
Estimated home workers114,558± 2,787 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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