ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lyon County, Minnesota

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

1thMean commute percentile

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

85thWork-from-home percentile

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

80thTransit percentile

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

3th60+ 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 the shares

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.