ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27181882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edina, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home29.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±2.8 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 commute20.8 min → 20.4 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.7% → 29.2%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.3%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 64.3%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool3.1% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home29.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 25,993 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% 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 estimate53,262± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+25,993± 1,082 MOE
Workers with travel time18,395± 1,002 MOE
Estimated home workers7,598± 789 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.