ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute17.7 min → 20.8 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 8.5%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 79.7%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±2.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,551 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% 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.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,244± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,551± 82 MOE
Workers with travel time2,333± 99 MOE
Estimated home workers218± 60 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.