ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Phillips County, Montana

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home18.7%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone60.8%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute14.4 min → 15.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 18.7%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.9% → 60.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.8% ±7.2 pp
Carpool12.4% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk7.6% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.7% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 1,832 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 under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,221± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,832± 141 MOE
Workers with travel time1,490± 146 MOE
Estimated home workers342± 96 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.