ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute19.9 min → 19.7 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 11.8%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 74.5%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 33,753 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,059± — MOE
Workers age 16+33,753± 671 MOE
Workers with travel time29,773± 766 MOE
Estimated home workers3,980± 377 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.