ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute26.0 min → 24.8 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 19.7%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 70.5%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.8% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 84,977 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate154,557± — MOE
Workers age 16+84,977± 1,168 MOE
Workers with travel time68,252± 1,527 MOE
Estimated home workers16,725± 951 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.