ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pipestone County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute18.4 min → 16.5 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 77.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±3.9 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 4,496 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,284± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,496± 212 MOE
Workers with travel time4,089± 222 MOE
Estimated home workers407± 73 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.