What is the average commute in Otero County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 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 80892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otero County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Otero County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.2 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 78.3% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home6.1%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone78.3%±3.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 Otero County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.4 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 6.1%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 78.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Otero County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.3% ±3.8 pp

Carpool9.7% ±2.9 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk5.3% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home6.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,437 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Otero County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 32th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

32^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% 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.

56^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Otero County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,437 workers age 16+, including 6,982 workers with reported travel time and 455 home workers.

Population estimate18,321± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,437± 375 MOE

Workers with travel time6,982± 392 MOE

Estimated home workers455± 146 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 Otero 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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