ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27046182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Becker, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute31.8 min → 26.9 min▼ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 12.1%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.1% → 77.0%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±7.9 pp
Carpool6.7% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home12.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 2,544 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,034± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+2,544± 268 MOE
Workers with travel time2,236± 240 MOE
Estimated home workers308± 112 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.