ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eagle County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute23.3 min → 22.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 12.6%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 5.7%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 64.0%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool13.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit5.7% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 30,797 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 100% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,135± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,797± 1,203 MOE
Workers with travel time26,907± 1,199 MOE
Estimated home workers3,890± 661 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.