ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8010902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alamosa, Colorado

Mean one-way trip14.1 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute13.5 min → 14.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 4.3%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 75.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk9.5% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 4,301 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,879± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+4,301± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time4,118± 359 MOE
Estimated home workers183± 82 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.