ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hughes County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip14.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute12.4 min → 14.6 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 4.7%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 79.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.2 pp
Carpool11.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 8,855 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,664± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,855± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time8,436± 358 MOE
Estimated home workers419± 186 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.