ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8459702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Longmont, Colorado

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home22.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±2.0 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 commute25.5 min → 24.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 22.3%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 64.8%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 53,498 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% 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 estimate99,406± 405 MOE
Workers age 16+53,498± 1,129 MOE
Workers with travel time41,584± 1,314 MOE
Estimated home workers11,914± 1,053 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.