ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8838352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westminster, Colorado

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute26.7 min → 27.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 21.7%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 68.0%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 66,129 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate115,484± 75 MOE
Workers age 16+66,129± 1,115 MOE
Workers with travel time51,784± 1,282 MOE
Estimated home workers14,345± 832 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.