ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 81132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Miguel County, Colorado

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.7 min one way; 15.8% worked from home, 37.8% drove alone, and 3.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone37.8%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 San Miguel County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.5 min → 16.7 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 15.8%▼ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 1.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone48.4% → 37.8%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Miguel County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 37.8%; 1.8% used public transit and 15.8% worked from home.

Drive alone37.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.6% ±3.6 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.6 pp
Walk25.9% ±6.5 pp
Bicycle5.4% ±2.6 pp
Work from home15.8% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 5,138 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Miguel County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 12th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% 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 San Miguel County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,138 workers age 16+, including 4,324 workers with reported travel time and 814 home workers.

Population estimate7,968± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,138± 302 MOE
Workers with travel time4,324± 337 MOE
Estimated home workers814± 237 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 San Miguel 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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