What is the average commute in Grand Forks County, North Dakota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Grand Forks County, North Dakota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Name: Commute estimates for Grand Forks County, North Dakota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.8 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 78.1% drove alone, and 3.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.8 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home6.5%±1.0 pp MOE

Drove alone78.1%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.2%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 Grand Forks County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute15.1 min → 15.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 78.1%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Grand Forks County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.1%; 1.1% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone78.1% ±1.6 pp

Carpool9.2% ±1.1 pp

Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp

Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home6.5% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 40,318 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Grand Forks County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

2^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Grand Forks County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 40,318 workers age 16+, including 37,710 workers with reported travel time and 2,608 home workers.

Population estimate72,923± — MOE

Workers age 16+40,318± 689 MOE

Workers with travel time37,710± 829 MOE

Estimated home workers2,608± 388 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Dakota commute records for Grand Forks County

These 4 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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