What is the average commute in International Falls city, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 8.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in International Falls city, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MN · GEOID 27310402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

International Falls, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for International Falls city, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 8.6 min one way; 14.1% worked from home, 67.0% drove alone, and 0.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 International Falls city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.0 percentage points.

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 International Falls city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.0%; 0.9% used public transit and 14.1% worked from home.

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

How International Falls city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 0th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

0^thMean commute percentile

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

61^thWork-from-home percentile

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

66^thTransit percentile

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

2^th60+ 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 International Falls city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,440 workers age 16+, including 2,095 workers with reported travel time and 345 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Minnesota commute records for International Falls city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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