ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burleigh County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute17.8 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 8.8%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 79.2%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 51,462 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,600± — MOE
Workers age 16+51,462± 1,043 MOE
Workers with travel time46,958± 1,127 MOE
Estimated home workers4,504± 544 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.