ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ND · GEOID 381032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wells County, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip14.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute17.1 min → 14.6 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.4%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 65.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.0% ±5.6 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk11.2% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.5 pp
Work from home10.4% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 1,699 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,890± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,699± 112 MOE
Workers with travel time1,523± 122 MOE
Estimated home workers176± 78 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.