ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 381012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ward County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute18.7 min → 19.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 5.7%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 35,883 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,973± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,883± 739 MOE
Workers with travel time33,855± 841 MOE
Estimated home workers2,028± 359 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.