ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27204202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home29.0%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone44.5%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute20.0 min → 21.6 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.0% → 29.0%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit11.3% → 5.5%▼ 5.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.7% → 44.5%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone44.5% ±7.9 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit5.5% ±2.1 pp
Walk8.6% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle2.9% ±1.5 pp
Work from home29.0% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 2,766 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,085± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+2,766± 146 MOE
Workers with travel time1,965± 241 MOE
Estimated home workers801± 230 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.