ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nobles County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute18.1 min → 19.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 6.4%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.1% → 73.4%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool14.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 9,788 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,041± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,788± 262 MOE
Workers with travel time9,160± 262 MOE
Estimated home workers628± 103 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.