ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8336402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gunnison, Colorado

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone57.3%±10.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute17.0 min → 18.4 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.8%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit10.6% → 7.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.4% → 57.3%▲ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.3% ±10.8 pp
Carpool14.2% ±6.7 pp
Public transit7.7% ±8.1 pp
Walk7.8% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle5.2% ±2.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 3,763 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,766± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+3,763± 425 MOE
Workers with travel time3,469± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers294± 106 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.