ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ND · GEOID 38196202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dickinson, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip16.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute15.2 min → 16.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 4.7%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 78.2%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±3.1 pp
Carpool13.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 12,767 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,357± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+12,767± 501 MOE
Workers with travel time12,167± 506 MOE
Estimated home workers600± 161 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.