ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8364102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home33.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute25.7 min → 24.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.6% → 33.0%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 61.0%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±1.7 pp
Carpool3.3% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home33.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 54,735 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,257± 2,318 MOE
Workers age 16+54,735± 1,394 MOE
Workers with travel time36,694± 1,239 MOE
Estimated home workers18,041± 1,081 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.