ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pine County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute31.7 min → 32.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 10.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 75.9%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 12,972 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,640± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,972± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time11,633± 267 MOE
Estimated home workers1,339± 126 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.