ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8576302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parker, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home26.2%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute26.9 min → 26.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 26.2%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 65.0%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.2% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 34,338 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.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,783± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+34,338± 872 MOE
Workers with travel time25,357± 1,022 MOE
Estimated home workers8,981± 734 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.