ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8756402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Superior, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home34.3%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone51.9%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute25.6 min → 22.4 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.3% → 34.3%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.2%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.3% → 51.9%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.9% ±5.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home34.3% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 7,557 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,305± 67 MOE
Workers age 16+7,557± 356 MOE
Workers with travel time4,968± 462 MOE
Estimated home workers2,589± 357 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.