ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rolette County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute15.7 min → 16.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 4.7%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 75.2%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±4.6 pp
Carpool16.2% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 4,282 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.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,924± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,282± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time4,080± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers202± 61 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.