ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8283602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frederick, Colorado

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute31.7 min → 32.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 20.0%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 71.0%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 9,190 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,651± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+9,190± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time7,354± 431 MOE
Estimated home workers1,836± 264 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.