ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8177602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Craig, Colorado

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.6 min one way; 2.3% worked from home, 80.3% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 Craig city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.0 min → 17.6 min▼ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 2.3%▼ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 80.3%▲ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Craig city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.3%; 0.4% used public transit and 2.3% worked from home.

Drive alone80.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool10.6% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.1% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.4 pp
Work from home2.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 4,529 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Craig city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 11th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Craig city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,529 workers age 16+, including 4,425 workers with reported travel time and 104 home workers.

Population estimate8,991± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+4,529± 314 MOE
Workers with travel time4,425± 308 MOE
Estimated home workers104± 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 Craig city

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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