ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8403772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ken Caryl, Colorado

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home26.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 → 27.5 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 26.8%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 63.0%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.2 pp
Work from home26.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 18,095 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,233± 1,582 MOE
Workers age 16+18,095± 1,143 MOE
Workers with travel time13,253± 985 MOE
Estimated home workers4,842± 605 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.