ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gallatin County, Montana

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute18.3 min → 18.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 15.5%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 68.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk5.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 70,276 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,074± — MOE
Workers age 16+70,276± 1,236 MOE
Workers with travel time59,351± 1,290 MOE
Estimated home workers10,925± 916 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.