ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute20.2 min → 20.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 11.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 78.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 19,373 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,575± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,373± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time17,143± 370 MOE
Estimated home workers2,230± 231 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.