ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27228142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fridley, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute23.5 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 15.6%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 2.1%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 70.2%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.5 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,952 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% 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.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,241± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+14,952± 573 MOE
Workers with travel time12,625± 623 MOE
Estimated home workers2,327± 398 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.