ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8233002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edwards, Colorado

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home24.0%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone55.0%±9.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute20.3 min → 17.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.9% → 24.0%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 55.0%▼ 17.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.0% ±9.6 pp
Carpool15.2% ±9.0 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home24.0% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 5,355 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,785± 1,041 MOE
Workers age 16+5,355± 667 MOE
Workers with travel time4,070± 635 MOE
Estimated home workers1,285± 416 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.