ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MN · GEOID 271692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winona County, Minnesota

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.6 min one way; 10.0% worked from home, 76.2% drove alone, and 3.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 Winona County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.8 min → 17.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 10.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.7%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 76.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Winona County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.2%; 0.7% used public transit and 10.0% worked from home.

Drive alone76.2% ±2.3 pp
Carpool5.8% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk5.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 27,369 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Winona County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 5th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Winona County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,369 workers age 16+, including 24,626 workers with reported travel time and 2,743 home workers.

Population estimate49,779± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,369± 590 MOE
Workers with travel time24,626± 645 MOE
Estimated home workers2,743± 316 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 Winona 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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