ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SD · GEOID 46667002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vermillion, South Dakota

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute15.0 min → 16.9 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.4%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.9%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 73.7%▲ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±3.7 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.8 pp
Walk10.6% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±1.0 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,166 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

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

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,878± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+6,166± 376 MOE
Workers with travel time5,773± 394 MOE
Estimated home workers393± 179 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.