ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute16.3 min → 19.5 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 6.6%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.5%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 75.4%▲ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.4 pp
Walk8.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 7,768 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,219± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,768± 370 MOE
Workers with travel time7,254± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers514± 171 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.