ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute23.0 min → 24.8 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 13.2%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 74.9%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±3.6 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.2% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 4,747 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,879± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,747± 242 MOE
Workers with travel time4,121± 245 MOE
Estimated home workers626± 124 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.