ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 461152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spink County, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 → 17.1 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 14.7%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 65.9%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool9.7% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk8.5% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home14.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,988 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% 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.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,219± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,988± 144 MOE
Workers with travel time2,550± 144 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 72 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.