ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8620002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pueblo, Colorado

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.5 min → 19.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.0%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 79.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 45,985 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,561± 91 MOE
Workers age 16+45,985± 1,168 MOE
Workers with travel time42,511± 1,137 MOE
Estimated home workers3,474± 458 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.