ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8220352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Durango, Colorado

Mean one-way trip14.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute15.4 min → 14.3 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 15.0%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 63.5%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk8.9% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle5.4% ±1.8 pp
Work from home15.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 11,050 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,411± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+11,050± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time9,390± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers1,660± 288 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.