ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute18.4 min → 22.8 min▲ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 10.7%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 80.3%▲ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±3.0 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,121 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,550± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,121± 144 MOE
Workers with travel time1,894± 136 MOE
Estimated home workers227± 62 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.