ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benson County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip16.1 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute15.6 min → 16.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 4.7%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 73.9%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.4% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 2,050 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% 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.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,808± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,050± 141 MOE
Workers with travel time1,954± 141 MOE
Estimated home workers96± 29 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.