ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27131142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute24.6 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 13.7%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 75.2%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 33,859 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,468± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+33,859± 887 MOE
Workers with travel time29,225± 955 MOE
Estimated home workers4,634± 520 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.