ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ND · GEOID 38847802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Fargo, North Dakota

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute18.3 min → 17.3 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.2%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 82.6%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 23,268 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,094± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+23,268± 850 MOE
Workers with travel time20,899± 802 MOE
Estimated home workers2,369± 378 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.