What is the average commute in Nelson County, North Dakota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 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 380632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nelson County, North Dakota

Name: Commute estimates for Nelson County, North Dakota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.6 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 71.5% drove alone, and 8.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home8.1%±3.1 pp MOE

Drove alone71.5%±2.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.6%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 Nelson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.2 min → 19.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 8.1%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 71.5%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Nelson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.5% ±2.4 pp

Carpool8.9% ±3.0 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp

Walk9.2% ±3.5 pp

Bicycle1.6% ±1.1 pp

Work from home8.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 1,412 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Nelson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

24^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Nelson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,412 workers age 16+, including 1,297 workers with reported travel time and 115 home workers.

Population estimate3,016± — MOE

Workers age 16+1,412± 98 MOE

Workers with travel time1,297± 101 MOE

Estimated home workers115± 45 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 Nelson County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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