ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nelson County, North Dakota

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute18.2 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

24thMean commute percentile

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

59thWork-from-home percentile

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

57thTransit percentile

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

57th60+ 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 the shares

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.