ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MT · GEOID 30337752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton, Montana

Mean one-way trip12.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute15.1 min → 12.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.4%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 1.1%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 77.0%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±8.9 pp
Carpool14.0% ±8.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.7 pp
Walk3.3% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.3 pp
Work from home3.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,394 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,101± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,394± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time2,313± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers81± 70 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.