ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27050682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bemidji, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute16.0 min → 17.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 5.9%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 76.3%▲ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±4.0 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 7,666 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,569± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+7,666± 321 MOE
Workers with travel time7,211± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers455± 155 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.