ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pembina County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 → 17.0 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 7.9%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 75.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.3% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 3,204 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% 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.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,727± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,204± 130 MOE
Workers with travel time2,950± 141 MOE
Estimated home workers254± 63 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.