ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garfield County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute31.2 min → 31.4 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 11.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 71.0%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool12.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle2.1% ±0.8 pp
Work from home11.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 33,520 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,479± — MOE
Workers age 16+33,520± 755 MOE
Workers with travel time29,832± 823 MOE
Estimated home workers3,688± 594 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.