ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute17.5 min → 18.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 14.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 68.1%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 36,698 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate73,464± — MOE
Workers age 16+36,698± 841 MOE
Workers with travel time31,393± 937 MOE
Estimated home workers5,305± 552 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.