ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bottineau County, North Dakota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.7 min one way; 5.0% worked from home, 78.4% drove alone, and 9.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 Bottineau County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.3 min → 21.7 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 5.0%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 78.4%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bottineau County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.4%; 0.1% used public transit and 5.0% worked from home.

Drive alone78.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 2,856 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bottineau County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bottineau County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,856 workers age 16+, including 2,713 workers with reported travel time and 143 home workers.

Population estimate6,378± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,856± 132 MOE
Workers with travel time2,713± 141 MOE
Estimated home workers143± 50 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Dakota commute records for Bottineau County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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