ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27109182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chanhassen, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home29.5%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute23.9 min → 22.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 29.5%▲ 12.7 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 62.6%▼ 12.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home29.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 13,706 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,006± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+13,706± 420 MOE
Workers with travel time9,661± 478 MOE
Estimated home workers4,045± 380 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.