ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dewey County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 → 18.5 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 13.5%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 71.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±5.9 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home13.5% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 1,750 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,205± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,750± 113 MOE
Workers with travel time1,514± 123 MOE
Estimated home workers236± 62 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.