ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8560352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orchard Mesa, Colorado

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.2%±6.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±9.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute19.5 min → 18.5 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 17.2%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 64.6%▼ 16.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±9.5 pp
Carpool14.9% ±10.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.7 pp
Work from home17.2% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 3,100 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,945± 1,338 MOE
Workers age 16+3,100± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time2,567± 589 MOE
Estimated home workers533± 236 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.