ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute25.5 min → 24.0 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 23.6%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.6%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 66.3%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.5% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 141,463 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate276,238± — MOE
Workers age 16+141,463± 1,570 MOE
Workers with travel time108,119± 2,170 MOE
Estimated home workers33,344± 1,621 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.