Counties in Colorado by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Colorado by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Elbert County had the highest mean travel time to work of 58 counties in 2021, at 40.8 minutes. Baca County had the lowest, at 12 minutes. The median was 22.4 minutes and the figure for Colorado was 25.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.8Elbert County

Lowest12Baca County

Median22.458 counties

Colorado25.8History

All counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Elbert County Estimated	40.8
2	Park County Estimated	38.4
3	Gilpin County Estimated	36.6
4	Teller County Estimated	33.3
5	Lake County Estimated	31.7
6	Garfield County Estimated	31.2
7	Adams County Estimated	30.3
8	Clear Creek County Estimated	30.1
9	Custer County Estimated	29.7
10	Ouray County Estimated	28.8
11	Delta County Estimated	28.3
12	Weld County Estimated	28.1
13	Arapahoe County Estimated	27.9
14	Douglas County Estimated	27.6
15	Jefferson County Estimated	27.3
16	Broomfield County Estimated	26.7
17	Fremont County Estimated	25.8
18	Moffat County Estimated	25.7
19	Denver County Estimated	25.5
20	Costilla County Estimated	25.3
21	Conejos County Estimated	24.9
22	El Paso County Estimated	23.9
22	Larimer County Estimated	23.9
24	Boulder County Estimated	23.7
24	Grand County Estimated	23.7
24	Sedgwick County Estimated	23.7
27	Eagle County Estimated	23.3
28	Crowley County Estimated	22.9
29	Washington County Estimated	22.5
30	Pueblo County Estimated	22.2
31	La Plata County Estimated	21.7
32	Archuleta County Estimated	21.4
32	Otero County Estimated	21.4
34	Morgan County Estimated	20.8
35	Huerfano County Estimated	20.5
35	Montezuma County Estimated	20.5
37	Montrose County Estimated	20.2
38	Rio Grande County Estimated	20
39	Saguache County Estimated	19.7
40	Las Animas County Estimated	19.6
41	Phillips County Estimated	19.5
41	Routt County Estimated	19.5
43	Pitkin County Estimated	19.4
44	Summit County Estimated	19.2
45	Mesa County Estimated	18.9
46	Lincoln County Estimated	18.4
47	Logan County Estimated	17.6
48	San Miguel County Estimated	17.5
49	Chaffee County Estimated	17
50	Bent County Estimated	16.6
51	Gunnison County Estimated	16.4
52	Dolores County Estimated	16.3
53	Prowers County Estimated	15.9
54	Alamosa County Estimated	15.8
55	Kit Carson County Estimated	14.6
56	Kiowa County Estimated	14.3
57	Yuma County Estimated	14
58	Baca County Estimated	12

Other periods

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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 2021 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Elbert County, with 40.8 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Baca County, with 12 minutes in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.