ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27174862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Bethel, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute33.1 min → 32.4 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 13.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 74.5%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 6,613 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,115± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+6,613± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time5,733± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers880± 188 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.