ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8335022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gunbarrel, Colorado

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home40.1%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone53.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute23.4 min → 21.8 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.8% → 40.1%▲ 17.3 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 0.6%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.3% → 53.7%▼ 13.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool1.6% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±1.3 pp
Work from home40.1% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 5,889 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,051± 911 MOE
Workers age 16+5,889± 659 MOE
Workers with travel time3,528± 413 MOE
Estimated home workers2,361± 459 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.