ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27306442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hutchinson, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute18.4 min → 18.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 9.6%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 75.6%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk4.0% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±1.3 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 7,244 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,680± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+7,244± 363 MOE
Workers with travel time6,545± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers699± 193 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.