ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norman County, Minnesota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.2 min one way; 5.8% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 Norman County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 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 commute24.6 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 5.8%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 73.8%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Norman County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.9% used public transit and 5.8% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk7.3% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 2,999 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Norman County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 43th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Norman County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,999 workers age 16+, including 2,826 workers with reported travel time and 173 home workers.

Population estimate6,367± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,999± 82 MOE
Workers with travel time2,826± 88 MOE
Estimated home workers173± 33 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 Norman 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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