ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hill County, Montana

Mean one-way trip13.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute13.4 min → 13.1 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 5.1%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 71.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±3.2 pp
Carpool14.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk7.9% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 7,061 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,155± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,061± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time6,702± 301 MOE
Estimated home workers359± 100 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.