ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sherburne County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute31.9 min → 30.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 13.5%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 75.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 54,055 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,560± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,055± 859 MOE
Workers with travel time46,769± 960 MOE
Estimated home workers7,286± 727 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.