ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8262702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Federal Heights, Colorado

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute29.1 min → 32.2 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.9%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 2.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 69.0%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±5.5 pp
Carpool18.9% ±5.1 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.9% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 6,672 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,125± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+6,672± 533 MOE
Workers with travel time6,147± 528 MOE
Estimated home workers525± 265 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.