ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ND · GEOID 38533802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Minot, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute18.4 min → 19.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 5.3%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 77.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±3.3 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.8 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 25,680 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,791± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+25,680± 709 MOE
Workers with travel time24,323± 812 MOE
Estimated home workers1,357± 346 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.