ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elbert County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip41.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 commute40.8 min → 41.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 21.3%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 67.7%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,159 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,874± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,159± 386 MOE
Workers with travel time11,141± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers3,018± 395 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.