ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Watonwan County, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute21.6 min → 23.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 8.1%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 73.0%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.6 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.0 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 5,020 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,205± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,020± 223 MOE
Workers with travel time4,613± 221 MOE
Estimated home workers407± 105 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.