ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27310402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

International Falls, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip8.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±7.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.8%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 commute8.6 min → 8.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 14.1%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 67.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±8.5 pp
Carpool9.9% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.4 pp
Walk4.3% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±1.0 pp
Work from home14.1% ±7.0 pp

Each share uses 2,440 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.

0thMean commute percentile

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

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,642± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,440± 190 MOE
Workers with travel time2,095± 242 MOE
Estimated home workers345± 174 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.