ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 81012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pueblo County, Colorado

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.9 min one way; 8.6% worked from home, 79.0% drove alone, and 6.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 Pueblo County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.2 min → 21.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.6%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 79.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pueblo County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.0%; 0.7% used public transit and 8.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 71,229 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pueblo County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 29th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pueblo County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 71,229 workers age 16+, including 65,091 workers with reported travel time and 6,138 home workers.

Population estimate169,356± — MOE
Workers age 16+71,229± 1,330 MOE
Workers with travel time65,091± 1,320 MOE
Estimated home workers6,138± 580 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 Pueblo County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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