ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8740802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stonegate, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home27.1%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.3%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute25.4 min → 26.8 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.1% → 27.1%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.5% → 65.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.3% ±5.2 pp
Carpool7.1% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home27.1% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 4,735 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,906± 865 MOE
Workers age 16+4,735± 498 MOE
Workers with travel time3,451± 425 MOE
Estimated home workers1,284± 312 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.