ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilkin County, Minnesota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 8.4% worked from home, 77.6% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 Wilkin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.6 min → 21.8 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 8.4%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 77.6%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Wilkin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.6%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.4% worked from home.

Drive alone77.6% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,953 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Wilkin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% 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.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Wilkin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,953 workers age 16+, including 2,706 workers with reported travel time and 247 home workers.

Population estimate6,371± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,953± 161 MOE
Workers with travel time2,706± 177 MOE
Estimated home workers247± 70 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 Wilkin 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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