Dolores County Commute Time Map & Patterns

Q: Is commuting expensive in Dolores County, Colorado?

Commuters here spend an estimated 93 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,869 at a typical national wage. That's 50% less than the typical Colorado commuter spends.

Q: What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Dolores County, Colorado?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Dolores County, Colorado. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Q: Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Dolores County, Colorado?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Colorado, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Q: How do commute times compare across counties in Colorado?

Among counties in Colorado, the shortest average commutes are in Hinsdale County (6.6 min), Prowers County (7.6 min), Cheyenne County (7.7 min). The longest are in Park County (42.5 min), Elbert County (41.5 min), Teller County (31.3 min).

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Commute Time Burden in Dolores County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Dolores County spend about 22 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 93 hours, about 3.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 50% less time on the road than the Colorado average of 22.0 minutes each way, a difference of 10.9 minutes.

Dolores County holds about 0.0% of Colorado's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Dolores County would save about 37 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,148 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Dolores County	11.1 min	22.2 min	93 hrs/yr	$2,869	291
Colorado	22.0 min	44.1 min	184 hrs/yr	$5,694	1,277
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Colorado Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Colorado

Hinsdale County (6.6 min)
Prowers County (7.6 min)
Cheyenne County (7.7 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Colorado

Park County (42.5 min)
Elbert County (41.5 min)
Teller County (31.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Dolores County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 11.1 minutes to get to work in Dolores County. That's 50% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 86% of counties in Colorado

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 16.7% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Dolores County

Public transit is essentially absent in Dolores County, versus 1.6% in Colorado.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Dolores County, versus 0.1% in Colorado.

Biking is essentially absent in Dolores County, versus 0.9% in Colorado.

Commute Mode Trends in Dolores County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Dolores County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Walked	Motorcycle	Public Transportation	Taxi	Bicycle	Other
2009	92.6%	4.2%	2.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%
2010	89.5%	7.3%	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%
2011	89.1%	6.2%	3.1%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	1.3%
2012	86.6%	9.5%	2.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.8%
2013	86.5%	9.8%	3.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	74.3%	6.9%	18.2%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2015	69.3%	5.4%	25.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2016	73.3%	6.5%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2017	73.8%	8.9%	17.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2018	69.4%	13.5%	17.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2019	72.3%	15.2%	11.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	79.8%	16.0%	3.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	72.4%	19.7%	7.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	78.0%	12.5%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	79.8%	11.3%	7.9%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	75.7%	16.7%	7.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2015 at 69.3%. Overall it fell from 92.6% in 2009 to 75.7% in 2024, down 16.9 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Dolores County: its share of workers rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 16.7% in 2024, up 12.5 percentage points.

Walking peaked at 25.1% in 2015 and has since fallen back to 7.3%.

Commute Start Times in Dolores County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Dolores County?

The bars show when commuters in Dolores County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Colorado for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		3.8%
5:00-5:29 AM		11.8%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.8%
6:00-6:29 AM		1.0%
6:30-6:59 AM		6.5%
7:00-7:29 AM		9.9%
7:30-7:59 AM		13.9%
8:00-8:29 AM		23.2%
8:30-8:59 AM		13.1%
9:00-9:59 AM		2.4%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.7%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM		3.6%
4:00-11:59 PM		3.3%

Dolores County Colorado Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Dolores County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 23.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.8% across Colorado. Early starts are more common than in Colorado: 21.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.1% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Colorado: 53.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.1% there. About 1 in 9 commuters (11.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Dolores County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Dolores County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Dolores County next to Colorado and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Dolores County	Colorado	United States
2009	7:34 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:30 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:32 AM	7:38 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:30 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:33 AM	7:37 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:31 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:31 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:24 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:20 AM	7:33 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:20 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:31 AM	7:34 AM	7:37 AM
2020	8:04 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:57 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:51 AM	7:36 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:58 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:54 AM	7:37 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Dolores County were on the road by 7:54 AM, 20 minutes later than in 2009 (7:34 AM). Across Colorado, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Dolores County now leave 16 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Dolores County has moved 23 minutes later.

How does Dolores County's commute time compare?

Metric	Dolores County	Colorado	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	11.1 min	22.0 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	16.7%	21.0%	15.0%
Walked	7.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Public Transit	< 0.1%	1.6%	3.2%

The average commute time in Dolores County is 11.1 minutes, shorter than the 22.0 minutes in Colorado.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Colorado. 7.3% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Colorado.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Dolores County, CO Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Dolores County, CO is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,432 residents against a local median of 26,412. Dolores County, CO's one-way commute, at 11.1 min, runs 27% below the 15.1 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 9.7 min on one-way commute, so Dolores County, CO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Dolores County, CO has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Dolores County, CO	2,432	11.1 min #2/6	16.7% #3/6	7:54 AM #4/6
San Miguel County, CO	7,968	12.9 min	15.8%	8:06 AM
Montezuma County, CO	26,412	15.6 min	10.4%	7:38 AM
Montrose County, CO	43,807	15.1 min	11.5%	7:35 AM
La Plata County, CO	56,331	18.2 min	18.1%	7:49 AM
San Juan County, CO	724	8.5 min	31.4%	8:33 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Dolores County, Colorado.

Is commuting expensive in Dolores County, Colorado?

Commuters here spend an estimated 93 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,869 at a typical national wage. That's 50% less than the typical Colorado commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Dolores County, Colorado?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Dolores County, Colorado. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Dolores County, Colorado?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Colorado, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How do commute times compare across counties in Colorado?

Among counties in Colorado, the shortest average commutes are in Hinsdale County (6.6 min), Prowers County (7.6 min), Cheyenne County (7.7 min). The longest are in Park County (42.5 min), Elbert County (41.5 min), Teller County (31.3 min).