ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MT · GEOID 30288622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Four Corners, Montana

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.8%±6.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.6%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 commute20.3 min → 16.8 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.4% → 19.8%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 74.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±8.7 pp
Carpool1.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.8% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 2,954 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,791± 905 MOE
Workers age 16+2,954± 488 MOE
Workers with travel time2,368± 445 MOE
Estimated home workers586± 224 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.