ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SD · GEOID 461292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walworth County, South Dakota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.7 min one way; 6.0% worked from home, 78.2% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.7 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 Walworth County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute14.8 min → 16.7 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 6.0%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 78.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Walworth County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.2%; 0.6% used public transit and 6.0% worked from home.

Drive alone78.2% ±5.9 pp
Carpool8.8% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,464 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Walworth County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 12th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Walworth County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,464 workers age 16+, including 2,317 workers with reported travel time and 147 home workers.

Population estimate5,271± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,464± 169 MOE
Workers with travel time2,317± 170 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 57 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable South Dakota commute records for Walworth County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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