ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8744302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stratmoor, Colorado

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute24.1 min → 19.8 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.7%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 82.3%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±7.1 pp
Carpool6.2% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.9% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 2,857 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,412± 864 MOE
Workers age 16+2,857± 498 MOE
Workers with travel time2,693± 493 MOE
Estimated home workers164± 95 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.