ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morrison County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute27.3 min → 28.6 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 8.7%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 79.2%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 15,979 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,249± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,979± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time14,596± 343 MOE
Estimated home workers1,383± 170 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.