ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute17.9 min → 16.9 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 13.5%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 72.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±3.0 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 3,118 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% 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.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,682± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,118± 99 MOE
Workers with travel time2,697± 112 MOE
Estimated home workers421± 79 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.