ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corson County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home24.2%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute22.1 min → 21.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home32.1% → 24.2%▼ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.3% → 65.2%▲ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±3.9 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home24.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 1,120 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,806± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,120± 82 MOE
Workers with travel time849± 78 MOE
Estimated home workers271± 50 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.