ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 461022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip13.5 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute17.1 min → 13.5 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 3.8%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.3% → 72.0%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±6.0 pp
Carpool14.5% ±10.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.9% ±4.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±4.7 pp
Work from home3.8% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,676 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% 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.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,491± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,676± 454 MOE
Workers with travel time2,574± 436 MOE
Estimated home workers102± 86 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.