ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27113502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chisago City, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.6%±7.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute32.3 min → 30.0 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 20.6%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 0.3%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 67.3%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool10.0% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.1 pp
Work from home20.6% ±7.7 pp

Each share uses 2,635 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

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

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,899± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,635± 266 MOE
Workers with travel time2,092± 215 MOE
Estimated home workers543± 210 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.