ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27017202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anoka, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute24.1 min → 24.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.8%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 76.6%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±3.7 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.8% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 8,397 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,970± 63 MOE
Workers age 16+8,397± 484 MOE
Workers with travel time7,407± 499 MOE
Estimated home workers990± 257 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.