What is the average commute in Sherburne County, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Sherburne County, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sherburne County, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Sherburne County, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 13.5% worked from home, 75.4% drove alone, and 11.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Sherburne County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 percentage points.

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 Sherburne County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.4%; 0.9% used public transit and 13.5% worked from home.

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

How Sherburne County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

90^thMean commute percentile

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

61^thWork-from-home percentile

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

71^thTransit percentile

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

87^th60+ 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 Sherburne County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 54,055 workers age 16+, including 46,769 workers with reported travel time and 7,286 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Minnesota commute records for Sherburne County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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