ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Park County, Montana

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute24.0 min → 25.3 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 17.0%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.4% → 65.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool10.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home17.0% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 8,604 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,710± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,604± 280 MOE
Workers with travel time7,140± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers1,464± 275 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.