ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

El Paso County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±0.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute23.9 min → 23.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 16.8%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 69.2%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±0.8 pp
Carpool8.8% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.8% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 378,598 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate742,999± — MOE
Workers age 16+378,598± 2,382 MOE
Workers with travel time314,806± 2,603 MOE
Estimated home workers63,792± 2,198 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.