What is the average commute in Weld County, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.7 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 81232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Weld County, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Weld County, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.9 min one way; 14.3% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 10.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±0.7 min MOE

Worked from home14.3%±0.7 pp MOE

Drove alone72.0%±0.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.8%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 Weld County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.1 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 14.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 72.0%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Weld County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 14.3% worked from home.

Drive alone72.0% ±0.8 pp

Carpool10.2% ±0.8 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home14.3% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 177,235 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Weld County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

79^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

68^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

25^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Weld County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 177,235 workers age 16+, including 151,843 workers with reported travel time and 25,392 home workers.

Population estimate350,396± — MOE

Workers age 16+177,235± 1,668 MOE

Workers with travel time151,843± 1,905 MOE

Estimated home workers25,392± 1,207 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 Weld County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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