ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roseau County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute17.7 min → 17.1 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 10.7%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 74.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,506 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,302± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,506± 201 MOE
Workers with travel time6,706± 241 MOE
Estimated home workers800± 133 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.