ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MT · GEOID 300972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sweet Grass County, Montana

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 → 24.5 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 16.0%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 66.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±4.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk4.4% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.0% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 1,937 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,720± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,937± 143 MOE
Workers with travel time1,627± 117 MOE
Estimated home workers310± 105 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.