ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Becker County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute22.3 min → 21.7 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 10.6%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 75.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 16,179 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,343± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,179± 363 MOE
Workers with travel time14,456± 401 MOE
Estimated home workers1,723± 215 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.