What is the average commute in Todd County, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 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 271532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Todd County, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Todd County, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.7 min one way; 13.2% worked from home, 71.6% drove alone, and 9.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home13.2%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone71.6%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.1%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 Todd County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.4 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 13.2%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 71.6%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Todd County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.6%; 1.3% used public transit and 13.2% worked from home.

Drive alone71.6% ±2.3 pp

Carpool8.7% ±1.3 pp

Public transit1.3% ±1.3 pp

Walk2.9% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home13.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 11,305 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Todd County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

61^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Todd County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,305 workers age 16+, including 9,818 workers with reported travel time and 1,487 home workers.

Population estimate25,575± — MOE

Workers age 16+11,305± 281 MOE

Workers with travel time9,818± 285 MOE

Estimated home workers1,487± 177 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 Todd 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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