ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Koochiching County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute16.3 min → 16.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 12.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 70.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.2% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 5,296 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,833± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,296± 219 MOE
Workers with travel time4,651± 326 MOE
Estimated home workers645± 202 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.