ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cass County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute17.3 min → 17.1 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 10.0%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 78.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±0.7 pp
Carpool6.5% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 111,035 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.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate193,400± — MOE
Workers age 16+111,035± 1,162 MOE
Workers with travel time99,930± 1,145 MOE
Estimated home workers11,105± 928 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.