Average for workers who did not work from home.
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270852024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
McLeod County, Minnesota
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 8.8% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 9.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 McLeod County's published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How McLeod County residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.4% used public transit and 8.8% worked from home.
Each share uses 18,998 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How McLeod County compares with similar-size countys
This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind McLeod County's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 18,998 workers age 16+, including 17,323 workers with reported travel time and 1,675 home workers.
Population estimate36,798± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,998± 421 MOE
Workers with travel time17,323± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers1,675± 238 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
All Minnesota reports →Comparable Minnesota commute records for McLeod County
These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.