ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 380852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sioux County, North Dakota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.8 min one way; 7.9% worked from home, 69.1% drove alone, and 5.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 Sioux County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.2 min → 17.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.9%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 1.4%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 69.1%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sioux County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.1%; 1.4% used public transit and 7.9% worked from home.

Drive alone69.1% ±5.0 pp
Carpool11.9% ±4.4 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk9.0% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 1,137 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sioux County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 16th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% 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.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Sioux County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,137 workers age 16+, including 1,047 workers with reported travel time and 90 home workers.

Population estimate3,740± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,137± 104 MOE
Workers with travel time1,047± 101 MOE
Estimated home workers90± 29 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Dakota commute records for Sioux County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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