ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute17.9 min → 18.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.1%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 76.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,097 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,933± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,097± 133 MOE
Workers with travel time4,582± 137 MOE
Estimated home workers515± 96 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.