ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8543302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northglenn, Colorado

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute28.1 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 13.7%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 69.8%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±2.5 pp
Carpool12.4% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 20,458 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,014± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+20,458± 1,019 MOE
Workers with travel time17,658± 918 MOE
Estimated home workers2,800± 570 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.