ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kittson County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute19.9 min → 19.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 10.1%▼ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 75.0%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.4% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 1,898 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% 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.

20thTransit percentile

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

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,084± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,898± 106 MOE
Workers with travel time1,707± 94 MOE
Estimated home workers191± 46 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.