What is the average commute in Nicollet County, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 16.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Nicollet County, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nicollet County, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Nicollet County, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.4 min one way; 13.3% worked from home, 70.2% drove alone, and 3.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.4 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home13.3%±1.8 pp MOE

Drove alone70.2%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.2%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 Nicollet County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute17.5 min → 16.4 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 13.3%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 70.2%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Nicollet County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.2%; 0.3% used public transit and 13.3% worked from home.

Drive alone70.2% ±2.7 pp

Carpool7.5% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk6.4% ±1.7 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp

Work from home13.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 18,175 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Nicollet County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 3th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

3^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Nicollet County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,175 workers age 16+, including 15,752 workers with reported travel time and 2,423 home workers.

Population estimate34,411± — MOE

Workers age 16+18,175± 475 MOE

Workers with travel time15,752± 573 MOE

Estimated home workers2,423± 339 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

Comparable Minnesota commute records for Nicollet County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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