ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Phillips County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.5 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 10.9%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 79.1%▲ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home10.9% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 2,188 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,496± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,188± 144 MOE
Workers with travel time1,950± 179 MOE
Estimated home workers238± 97 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.