ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 81072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Routt County, Colorado

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 → 20.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 21.3%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 66.0%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.6 pp
Work from home21.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 14,396 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,084± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,396± 456 MOE
Workers with travel time11,333± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers3,063± 419 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.