ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27079662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute24.0 min → 21.3 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 14.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 1.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 68.8%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 43,287 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,876± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+43,287± 1,184 MOE
Workers with travel time36,819± 1,405 MOE
Estimated home workers6,468± 780 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.