ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Olmsted County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute18.8 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 15.4%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 2.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 66.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.0 pp
Public transit2.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 85,722 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate164,498± — MOE
Workers age 16+85,722± 1,112 MOE
Workers with travel time72,513± 1,191 MOE
Estimated home workers13,209± 658 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.