ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bowman County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.7 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute15.3 min → 17.7 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 9.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 72.0%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±5.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.2% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.0% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 1,421 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,906± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,421± 85 MOE
Workers with travel time1,293± 95 MOE
Estimated home workers128± 47 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.