ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alamosa County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute15.8 min → 15.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.0%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 74.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±4.0 pp
Carpool12.6% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk5.9% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,713 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,581± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,713± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time7,327± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers386± 141 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.