ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chouteau County, Montana

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.8 min → 18.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 12.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.5% → 68.7%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±4.9 pp
Carpool10.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk6.7% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 2,327 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,906± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,327± 139 MOE
Workers with travel time2,037± 145 MOE
Estimated home workers290± 73 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.