ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 80992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prowers County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip11.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute15.9 min → 11.8 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.2%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 1.7%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.5% → 83.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±4.0 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 5,283 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,910± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,283± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time4,956± 273 MOE
Estimated home workers327± 161 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.