ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chisago County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute32.6 min → 31.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 14.2%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 75.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 28,936 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate57,991± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,936± 555 MOE
Workers with travel time24,817± 607 MOE
Estimated home workers4,119± 390 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.