ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27109722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chaska, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute24.8 min → 23.0 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 20.0%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 67.8%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.0% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 16,105 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,706± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+16,105± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time12,878± 701 MOE
Estimated home workers3,227± 414 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.