ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crowley County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.6%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 commute22.9 min → 28.9 min▲ 6.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 15.9%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 69.4%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±7.2 pp
Carpool11.3% ±6.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.5 pp
Work from home15.9% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 1,456 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% 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.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,647± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,456± 163 MOE
Workers with travel time1,225± 151 MOE
Estimated home workers231± 72 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.