ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8253902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Evergreen, Colorado

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home32.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone55.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute29.2 min → 28.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.5% → 32.6%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.1% → 55.7%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.4% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home32.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,412 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,602± 1,077 MOE
Workers age 16+4,412± 603 MOE
Workers with travel time2,972± 480 MOE
Estimated home workers1,440± 287 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.