What is the average commute in Rio Blanco County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 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 81032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Rio Blanco County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.4 min one way; 9.0% worked from home, 75.4% drove alone, and 9.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±4.4 min MOE

Worked from home9.0%±3.7 pp MOE

Drove alone75.4%±5.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.7%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 Rio Blanco County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.0 min → 17.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 75.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rio Blanco County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.4%; 1.2% used public transit and 9.0% worked from home.

Drive alone75.4% ±5.7 pp

Carpool7.3% ±3.5 pp

Public transit1.2% ±1.5 pp

Walk5.5% ±2.9 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.8 pp

Work from home9.0% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,062 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rio Blanco County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 15th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

15^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rio Blanco County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,062 workers age 16+, including 2,787 workers with reported travel time and 275 home workers.

Population estimate6,544± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,062± 218 MOE

Workers with travel time2,787± 210 MOE

Estimated home workers275± 116 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 Rio Blanco 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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