ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carver County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute26.5 min → 25.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 23.5%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 67.5%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 60,171 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,041± — MOE
Workers age 16+60,171± 813 MOE
Workers with travel time46,010± 1,006 MOE
Estimated home workers14,161± 792 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.