ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 460992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute17.8 min → 17.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.1%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.2%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±1.0 pp
Carpool7.8% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 111,662 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate203,289± — MOE
Workers age 16+111,662± 1,305 MOE
Workers with travel time99,273± 1,395 MOE
Estimated home workers12,389± 826 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.