ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27127002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbia Heights, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±4.7 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 commute24.5 min → 23.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 18.5%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 3.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 66.1%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±4.7 pp
Carpool8.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.5% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 11,654 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,155± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+11,654± 718 MOE
Workers with travel time9,497± 693 MOE
Estimated home workers2,157± 416 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.