ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute17.7 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 79.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 21,488 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,079± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,488± 474 MOE
Workers with travel time19,524± 546 MOE
Estimated home workers1,964± 299 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.