ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27267382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ham Lake, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute29.8 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 16.9%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 76.7%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.9% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 8,065 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,702± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+8,065± 412 MOE
Workers with travel time6,699± 430 MOE
Estimated home workers1,366± 256 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.