What is the average commute in Welby CDP, Colorado?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Welby CDP, Colorado work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CO · GEOID 8831202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Welby, Colorado

Name: Commute estimates for Welby CDP, Colorado
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.7 min one way; 10.2% worked from home, 70.1% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±3.6 min MOE

Worked from home10.2%±3.4 pp MOE

Drove alone70.1%±5.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.4%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 Welby CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.8 min → 27.7 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 10.2%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 1.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 70.1%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Welby CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.1%; 1.2% used public transit and 10.2% worked from home.

Drive alone70.1% ±5.4 pp

Carpool16.1% ±4.2 pp

Public transit1.2% ±0.8 pp

Walk1.1% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp

Work from home10.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 8,834 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Welby CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Welby CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,834 workers age 16+, including 7,934 workers with reported travel time and 900 home workers.

Population estimate16,197± 1,326 MOE

Workers age 16+8,834± 793 MOE

Workers with travel time7,934± 713 MOE

Estimated home workers900± 313 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 Welby CDP

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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