ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27303922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hugo, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute27.0 min → 26.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 17.9%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 78.4%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±4.1 pp
Carpool3.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 9,121 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,340± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+9,121± 502 MOE
Workers with travel time7,490± 528 MOE
Estimated home workers1,631± 327 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.