ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27138702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crookston, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute12.9 min → 16.9 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 3.4%▼ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 4.4%▲ 4.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 78.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±5.0 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.5 pp
Public transit4.4% ±3.2 pp
Walk8.2% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,831 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,344± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+3,831± 320 MOE
Workers with travel time3,700± 333 MOE
Estimated home workers131± 89 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.