ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 81052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio Grande County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute20.0 min → 19.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 9.3%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 73.7%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool12.5% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 4,966 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

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

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,321± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,966± 404 MOE
Workers with travel time4,504± 401 MOE
Estimated home workers462± 148 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.