ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montezuma County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute20.5 min → 20.4 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.4%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 74.8%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.0 pp
Work from home10.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 11,152 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,412± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,152± 561 MOE
Workers with travel time9,987± 557 MOE
Estimated home workers1,165± 287 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.