What is the average commute in Bon Homme County, South Dakota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bon Homme County, South Dakota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Name: Commute estimates for Bon Homme County, South Dakota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.3 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 73.0% drove alone, and 2.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home7.4%±2.5 pp MOE

Drove alone73.0%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.7%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 Bon Homme County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.8 min → 19.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 7.4%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 73.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bon Homme County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.0%; 0.3% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

Drive alone73.0% ±2.9 pp

Carpool13.9% ±3.4 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp

Walk3.4% ±1.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,725 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bon Homme County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 22th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

22^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

6^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bon Homme County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,725 workers age 16+, including 2,523 workers with reported travel time and 202 home workers.

Population estimate7,044± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,725± 125 MOE

Workers with travel time2,523± 123 MOE

Estimated home workers202± 69 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 South Dakota commute records for Bon Homme 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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