ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Plata County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute21.7 min → 20.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 18.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 66.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.5% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±0.7 pp
Work from home18.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 28,910 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,331± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,910± 602 MOE
Workers with travel time23,670± 715 MOE
Estimated home workers5,240± 492 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.