ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morton County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute19.4 min → 19.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.6%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 78.4%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 18,277 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,777± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,277± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time16,345± 608 MOE
Estimated home workers1,932± 476 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.