What is the average commute in Huerfano County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Huerfano County, Colorado work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huerfano County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Huerfano County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 24.6% worked from home, 66.6% drove alone, and 9.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±6.5 min MOE

Worked from home24.6%±8.1 pp MOE

Drove alone66.6%±6.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.8%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 Huerfano County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.5 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.0% → 24.6%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 66.6%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Huerfano County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.6%; 0.0% used public transit and 24.6% worked from home.

Drive alone66.6% ±6.0 pp

Carpool6.5% ±3.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp

Walk1.5% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp

Work from home24.6% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 2,295 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Huerfano County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

31^thMean commute percentile

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

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Huerfano County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,295 workers age 16+, including 1,731 workers with reported travel time and 564 home workers.

Population estimate6,972± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,295± 313 MOE

Workers with travel time1,731± 272 MOE

Estimated home workers564± 201 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Colorado commute records for Huerfano County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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