ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27014862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Andover, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute27.8 min → 25.4 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 20.7%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 72.8%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 17,575 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,035± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+17,575± 699 MOE
Workers with travel time13,933± 758 MOE
Estimated home workers3,642± 465 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.