ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8786102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trinidad, Colorado

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone64.5%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute16.2 min → 17.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.3%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 64.5%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.5% ±4.0 pp
Carpool17.9% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk5.2% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,776 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,286± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,776± 254 MOE
Workers with travel time3,499± 262 MOE
Estimated home workers277± 87 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.