ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aitkin County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute28.2 min → 27.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 12.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 74.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 6,132 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,056± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,132± 187 MOE
Workers with travel time5,355± 181 MOE
Estimated home workers777± 73 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.