ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8202752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Derby, Colorado

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute27.7 min → 25.7 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 7.9%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 3.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 77.3%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±7.2 pp
Carpool7.4% ±3.8 pp
Public transit3.9% ±4.8 pp
Walk3.6% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.9% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 3,765 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 under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,453± 1,150 MOE
Workers age 16+3,765± 599 MOE
Workers with travel time3,469± 606 MOE
Estimated home workers296± 152 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.