ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cass County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute23.7 min → 25.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 12.3%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.4% → 73.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 12,875 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,992± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,875± 214 MOE
Workers with travel time11,297± 233 MOE
Estimated home workers1,578± 117 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.