ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8464652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Loveland, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute26.7 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 19.5%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 71.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home19.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 38,198 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate78,410± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+38,198± 1,184 MOE
Workers with travel time30,733± 1,238 MOE
Estimated home workers7,465± 661 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.