ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rosebud County, Montana

Mean one-way trip15.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute15.4 min → 15.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 73.0%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±4.6 pp
Carpool12.2% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,120 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.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,165± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,120± 219 MOE
Workers with travel time2,903± 213 MOE
Estimated home workers217± 82 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.