What is the average commute in Ouray County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 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 80912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ouray County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Ouray County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.3 min one way; 19.9% worked from home, 59.6% drove alone, and 15.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±5.0 min MOE

Worked from home19.9%±4.3 pp MOE

Drove alone59.6%±5.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.7%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 Ouray County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.8 min → 27.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.9% → 19.9%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.9% → 59.6%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ouray County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 19.9% worked from home.

Drive alone59.6% ±5.9 pp

Carpool9.6% ±4.0 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk8.5% ±4.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home19.9% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,343 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ouray County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 69th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

69^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

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

64^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ouray County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,343 workers age 16+, including 1,877 workers with reported travel time and 466 home workers.

Population estimate5,087± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,343± 182 MOE

Workers with travel time1,877± 199 MOE

Estimated home workers466± 108 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 Ouray 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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