ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cook County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip16.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute17.4 min → 16.6 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 21.6%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 63.0%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.0 pp
Walk6.3% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,858 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

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

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,635± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,858± 191 MOE
Workers with travel time2,242± 188 MOE
Estimated home workers616± 140 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.