ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moffat County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute25.7 min → 20.5 min▼ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 4.3%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 79.2%▲ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±3.2 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 6,276 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,207± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,276± 331 MOE
Workers with travel time6,006± 337 MOE
Estimated home workers270± 115 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.