ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Itasca County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute23.9 min → 24.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 76.3%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±2.1 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 18,949 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,275± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,949± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time17,145± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers1,804± 219 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.