ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cavalier County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute15.0 min → 18.8 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.6%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 73.6%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±3.8 pp
Carpool14.2% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 1,714 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% 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.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,633± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,714± 121 MOE
Workers with travel time1,567± 112 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 56 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.