What is the average commute in Codington County, South Dakota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 14.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 460292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Codington County, South Dakota

Name: Commute estimates for Codington County, South Dakota
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 14.1 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 83.7% drove alone, and 2.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip14.1 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home5.6%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone83.7%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.1%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 Codington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute14.6 min → 14.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 5.6%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 83.7%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Codington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.7%; 0.5% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone83.7% ±2.6 pp

Carpool8.4% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home5.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 15,324 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Codington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 0th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

0^thMean commute percentile

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

22^thWork-from-home percentile

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

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

0^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Codington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,324 workers age 16+, including 14,466 workers with reported travel time and 858 home workers.

Population estimate28,767± — MOE

Workers age 16+15,324± 496 MOE

Workers with travel time14,466± 513 MOE

Estimated home workers858± 205 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 Codington County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All South Dakota reports →