ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Goodhue County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute23.7 min → 23.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 10.7%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.7%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 78.4%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 23,681 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,943± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,681± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time21,145± 518 MOE
Estimated home workers2,536± 284 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.