ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Custer County, Montana

Mean one-way trip13.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute12.6 min → 13.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 5.0%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 71.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±3.6 pp
Carpool16.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk6.0% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 6,230 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,961± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,230± 237 MOE
Workers with travel time5,920± 270 MOE
Estimated home workers310± 89 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.