ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaMoure County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute18.4 min → 18.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 11.9%▼ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 73.2%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±3.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 2,083 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.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% 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.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,118± 117 MOE
Workers age 16+2,083± 127 MOE
Workers with travel time1,835± 123 MOE
Estimated home workers248± 70 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.