ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8252802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Evans, Colorado

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute27.8 min → 25.8 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.1%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.8%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 79.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,353 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,396± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+11,353± 707 MOE
Workers with travel time10,318± 692 MOE
Estimated home workers1,035± 231 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.