ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.6%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 commute30.8 min → 32.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 10.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 76.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 13,131 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,125± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,131± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time11,793± 306 MOE
Estimated home workers1,338± 155 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.