ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wadena County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.7 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 8.4%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.7%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 77.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±1.5 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 6,283 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,256± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,283± 226 MOE
Workers with travel time5,757± 227 MOE
Estimated home workers526± 147 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.