ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kanabec County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.2%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 commute29.5 min → 34.3 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 9.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 77.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 7,468 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,390± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,468± 230 MOE
Workers with travel time6,799± 220 MOE
Estimated home workers669± 119 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.