ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pierce County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip11.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute13.8 min → 11.3 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 10.2%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 81.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±6.0 pp
Carpool5.0% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.2% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 1,889 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% 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.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,928± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,889± 145 MOE
Workers with travel time1,696± 148 MOE
Estimated home workers193± 77 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.