ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.5%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone62.5%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute23.6 min → 21.4 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 20.5%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 3.7%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.3% → 62.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.5% ±0.7 pp
Carpool8.3% ±0.5 pp
Public transit3.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.5% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 274,937 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate542,945± — MOE
Workers age 16+274,937± 2,699 MOE
Workers with travel time218,676± 2,899 MOE
Estimated home workers56,261± 1,729 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.