What is the average commute in Lyon County, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 14.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lyon County, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lyon County, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Lyon County, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 14.6 min one way; 12.4% worked from home, 71.8% drove alone, and 3.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip14.6 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home12.4%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone71.8%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.0%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 Lyon County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute15.7 min → 14.6 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.4%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 71.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lyon County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.8%; 0.5% used public transit and 12.4% worked from home.

Drive alone71.8% ±2.7 pp

Carpool8.4% ±1.7 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp

Walk4.3% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp

Work from home12.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 12,638 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lyon County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 1th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

1^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80^thTransit percentile

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

3^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lyon County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,638 workers age 16+, including 11,072 workers with reported travel time and 1,566 home workers.

Population estimate25,503± — MOE

Workers age 16+12,638± 370 MOE

Workers with travel time11,072± 402 MOE

Estimated home workers1,566± 204 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Minnesota commute records for Lyon County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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