ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8840422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Pleasant View, Colorado

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.0%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 commute23.3 min → 18.5 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 13.8%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.4%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 69.7%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±6.1 pp
Carpool12.1% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.8 pp
Walk2.4% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home13.8% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 2,639 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.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,051± 853 MOE
Workers age 16+2,639± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time2,275± 496 MOE
Estimated home workers364± 206 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.