ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8500122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meridian, Colorado

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.3%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 commute20.3 min → 19.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 12.9%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 0.5%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 77.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±7.7 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.9% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,474 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,634± 773 MOE
Workers age 16+3,474± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time3,026± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers448± 158 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.