ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richland County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute19.7 min → 21.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 8.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.3%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk6.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 8,548 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% 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.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,584± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,548± 219 MOE
Workers with travel time7,849± 268 MOE
Estimated home workers699± 155 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.