ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8455302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lochbuie, Colorado

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±7.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.8%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 commute38.5 min → 34.1 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 12.2%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 71.1%▼ 11.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool13.0% ±9.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.2% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 4,660 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,609± 263 MOE
Workers age 16+4,660± 589 MOE
Workers with travel time4,091± 626 MOE
Estimated home workers569± 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.