ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8247852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Englewood, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.2%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute24.1 min → 22.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 22.7%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 3.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 63.2%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.2% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit3.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home22.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 20,873 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,129± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+20,873± 650 MOE
Workers with travel time16,132± 711 MOE
Estimated home workers4,741± 576 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.