ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8249502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Erie, Colorado

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home34.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone58.9%±2.7 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 commute28.1 min → 25.6 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.2% → 34.3%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 0.2%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.7% → 58.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,290 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,808± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+18,290± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time12,016± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers6,274± 552 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.