ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WY · GEOID 56211252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas, Wyoming

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute20.6 min → 16.5 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit7.3% → 3.9%▼ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 77.5%▲ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±5.9 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.8 pp
Public transit3.9% ±3.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.3% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,245 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,420± 16 MOE
Workers age 16+3,245± 242 MOE
Workers with travel time3,042± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers203± 128 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.