ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27181162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home31.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone59.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute24.0 min → 21.4 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.9% → 31.7%▲ 13.9 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 2.1%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 59.1%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.0 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home31.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 33,993 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,051± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+33,993± 902 MOE
Workers with travel time23,205± 1,033 MOE
Estimated home workers10,788± 780 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.