ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bent County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute16.6 min → 22.2 min▲ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 6.4%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 0.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 82.4%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.3% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home6.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 1,718 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.

40thWork-from-home percentile

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

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,549± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,718± 195 MOE
Workers with travel time1,608± 188 MOE
Estimated home workers110± 54 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.