ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 461052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perkins County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip14.7 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home32.9%±7.7 pp MOE
Drove alone56.9%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute14.1 min → 14.7 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home34.8% → 32.9%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.5% → 56.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.9% ±5.2 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home32.9% ±7.7 pp

Each share uses 1,506 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% 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.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,001± 133 MOE
Workers age 16+1,506± 124 MOE
Workers with travel time1,010± 100 MOE
Estimated home workers496± 123 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.