ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sibley County, Minnesota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.1 min one way; 10.9% worked from home, 78.0% drove alone, and 9.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 Sibley County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.4 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 10.9%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sibley County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 10.9% worked from home.

Drive alone78.0% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 7,558 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sibley County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 67th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Sibley County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,558 workers age 16+, including 6,732 workers with reported travel time and 826 home workers.

Population estimate15,005± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,558± 183 MOE
Workers with travel time6,732± 171 MOE
Estimated home workers826± 92 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 Sibley 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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