What is the average commute in Park County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 39.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 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 80932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Park County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Park County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 39.0 min one way; 24.4% worked from home, 56.7% drove alone, and 23.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip39.0 min±4.6 min MOE

Worked from home24.4%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone56.7%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip23.3%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 Park County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.4 min → 39.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 24.4%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 56.7%▼ 15.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Park County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 24.4% worked from home.

Drive alone56.7% ±5.0 pp

Carpool15.5% ±3.7 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home24.4% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 9,252 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Park County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

60^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Park County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,252 workers age 16+, including 6,990 workers with reported travel time and 2,262 home workers.

Population estimate17,907± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,252± 491 MOE

Workers with travel time6,990± 529 MOE

Estimated home workers2,262± 410 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 Park 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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