ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CO · GEOID 81212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Colorado

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.9 min one way; 11.4% worked from home, 72.3% drove alone, and 8.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 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 commute22.5 min → 22.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 11.4%▼ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 72.3%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 11.4% worked from home.

Drive alone72.3% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.6% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk5.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 41th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,208 workers age 16+, including 1,957 workers with reported travel time and 251 home workers.

Population estimate4,831± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,208± 107 MOE
Workers with travel time1,957± 113 MOE
Estimated home workers251± 63 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 Washington 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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