ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute19.5 min → 20.4 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 6.6%▼ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 73.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±3.6 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk6.7% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 1,961 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,358± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,961± 81 MOE
Workers with travel time1,831± 78 MOE
Estimated home workers130± 27 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.