ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±0.3 min MOE
Worked from home25.2%±0.4 pp MOE
Drove alone60.0%±0.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute23.3 min → 21.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 25.2%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.6% → 60.0%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.0% ±0.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±0.3 pp
Public transit3.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.2% ±0.4 pp

Each share uses 686,167 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate1,269,496± — MOE
Workers age 16+686,167± 3,633 MOE
Workers with travel time513,101± 3,995 MOE
Estimated home workers173,066± 2,954 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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