ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Archuleta County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute21.4 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 17.8%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 63.9%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool15.4% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home17.8% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 5,783 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

74thTransit percentile

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

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,900± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,783± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time4,755± 436 MOE
Estimated home workers1,028± 261 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.