ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beaverhead County, Montana

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute20.0 min → 19.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 72.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±4.7 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 4,577 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,713± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,577± 267 MOE
Workers with travel time4,157± 267 MOE
Estimated home workers420± 140 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.