ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Costilla County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±5.6 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 commute25.3 min → 26.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.1%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.1% → 68.0%▲ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±5.6 pp
Carpool9.3% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home16.1% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 1,231 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% 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.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,607± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,231± 120 MOE
Workers with travel time1,033± 112 MOE
Estimated home workers198± 70 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.