Counties in Colorado by mean travel time to work, 2024

Elbert County had the highest mean travel time to work of 58 counties in 2024, at 41.3 minutes. Prowers County had the lowest, at 11.8 minutes. The median was 22.2 minutes and the figure for Colorado was 25.2 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.3Elbert County
Lowest11.8Prowers County
Median22.258 counties
Colorado25.2History

All counties, 2024

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Elbert CountyElbert County: 41.3 minutes41.3Park CountyPark County: 39 minutes39Custer CountyCuster County: 36.9 minutes36.9Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 32.1 minutes32.1Teller CountyTeller County: 31.7 minutes31.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 31.4 minutes31.4Adams CountyAdams County: 29.8 minutes29.8Crowley CountyCrowley County: 28.9 minutes28.9Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 28.4 minutes28.4Weld CountyWeld County: 27.9 minutes27.9Ouray CountyOuray County: 27.3 minutes27.3Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 27.1 minutes27.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 27.1 minutes27.1Costilla CountyCostilla County: 26.1 minutes26.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 26 minutes26Lake CountyLake County: 25.7 minutes25.7Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 25.5 minutes25.5Denver CountyDenver County: 24.9 minutes24.9Fremont CountyFremont County: 24.7 minutes24.7Grand CountyGrand County: 24.4 minutes24.4Delta CountyDelta County: 24.2 minutes24.2El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 23.5 minutes23.5Conejos CountyConejos County: 23.4 minutes23.4Larimer CountyLarimer County: 23.4 minutes23.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 23.3 minutes23.3Washington CountyWashington County: 22.9 minutes22.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 22.8 minutes22.8Boulder CountyBoulder County: 22.3 minutes22.3Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 22.2 minutes22.2Bent CountyBent County: 22.2 minutes22.2Eagle CountyEagle County: 22.2 minutes22.2Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 21.9 minutes21.9Otero CountyOtero County: 21.2 minutes21.2Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 21.1 minutes21.1Montrose CountyMontrose County: 21.1 minutes21.1Summit CountySummit County: 20.8 minutes20.8Moffat CountyMoffat County: 20.5 minutes20.5Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 20.4 minutes20.4La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 20.3 minutes20.3Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 20.2 minutes20.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 20.2 minutes20.2Routt CountyRoutt County: 20.1 minutes20.1Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 19.9 minutes19.9Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 19.5 minutes19.5Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 19.2 minutes19.2Mesa CountyMesa County: 18.9 minutes18.9Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 18.2 minutes18.2Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 18.1 minutes18.1Saguache CountySaguache County: 17.5 minutes17.5Logan CountyLogan County: 17.4 minutes17.4Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 17.3 minutes17.3Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 16.9 minutes16.9San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 16.7 minutes16.7Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 15.9 minutes15.9Yuma CountyYuma County: 15.6 minutes15.6Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 15.1 minutes15.1Baca CountyBaca County: 12.1 minutes12.1Prowers CountyProwers County: 11.8 minutes11.8
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes
Change on 2023
1Elbert County Estimated41.3-0.3
2Park County Estimated39-0.8
3Custer County Estimated36.9n/a
4Gilpin County Estimated32.1-2.8
5Teller County Estimated31.7-0.5
6Garfield County Estimated31.4-0.2
7Adams County Estimated29.8+0.1
8Crowley County Estimated28.9+0.6
9Clear Creek County Estimated28.4+1
10Weld County Estimated27.9-0.4
11Ouray County Estimated27.3-1.6
12Arapahoe County Estimated27.1-0.2
12Douglas County Estimated27.1-0.1
14Costilla County Estimated26.1-1.4
15Jefferson County Estimated26-0.6
16Lake County Estimated25.7-1.5
17Broomfield County Estimated25.5-0.8
18Denver County Estimated24.9-0.5
19Fremont County Estimated24.7+0.1
20Grand County Estimated24.4+1.7
21Delta County Estimated24.2-2.1
22El Paso County Estimated23.50
23Conejos County Estimated23.4+0.5
23Larimer County Estimated23.4+0.1
25Morgan County Estimated23.3+0.9
26Washington County Estimated22.9+1.7
27Lincoln County Estimated22.80
28Boulder County Estimated22.3-0.9
29Archuleta County Estimated22.2-0.4
29Bent County Estimated22.2-0.6
29Eagle County Estimated22.2-0.4
32Pueblo County Estimated21.90
33Otero County Estimated21.2-0.1
34Huerfano County Estimated21.1-1
34Montrose County Estimated21.1-0.2
36Summit County Estimated20.8-0.4
37Moffat County Estimated20.5-1.4
38Montezuma County Estimated20.4-0.6
39La Plata County Estimated20.3-0.4
40Gunnison County Estimated20.2+0.3
40Phillips County Estimated20.2+0.2
42Routt County Estimated20.1+0.3
43Pitkin County Estimated19.9-0.5
44Las Animas County Estimated19.50
45Rio Grande County Estimated19.2-1.9
46Mesa County Estimated18.9-0.4
47Sedgwick County Estimated18.2-3.6
48Chaffee County Estimated18.1+0.8
49Saguache County Estimated17.5-2.5
50Logan County Estimated17.4+1.6
51Kiowa County Estimated17.3+1.4
52Kit Carson County Estimated16.9+0.7
53San Miguel County Estimated16.7+0.3
54Alamosa County Estimated15.9+0.4
55Yuma County Estimated15.6+1.4
56Cheyenne County Estimated15.1+0.2
57Baca County Estimated12.1-0.1
58Prowers County Estimated11.8-2.4

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Elbert County, with 41.3 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Prowers County, with 11.8 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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