ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dunn County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±4.0 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.6 min → 27.6 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 17.0%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 66.3%▼ 12.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±4.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.0% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.8 pp
Work from home17.0% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 1,859 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,040± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,859± 114 MOE
Workers with travel time1,543± 110 MOE
Estimated home workers316± 78 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.