ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grand Forks County, North Dakota

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute15.1 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

2thMean commute percentile

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

31thWork-from-home percentile

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

94thTransit percentile

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

4th60+ 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 the shares

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.