ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27063822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blaine, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute25.3 min → 24.5 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 20.6%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 69.0%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home20.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 37,060 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% 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.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate72,488± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+37,060± 871 MOE
Workers with travel time29,418± 1,030 MOE
Estimated home workers7,642± 664 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.