ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dodge County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute25.3 min → 25.9 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 12.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 74.7%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,081 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,045± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,081± 314 MOE
Workers with travel time9,656± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers1,425± 215 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.