ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute23.4 min → 23.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 14.6%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 72.3%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,865 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,127± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,865± 94 MOE
Workers with travel time2,447± 97 MOE
Estimated home workers418± 75 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.