ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27310762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.7%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute23.9 min → 22.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.8% → 23.5%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 65.7%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.7% ±2.7 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 19,543 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,906± 75 MOE
Workers age 16+19,543± 619 MOE
Workers with travel time14,942± 604 MOE
Estimated home workers4,601± 527 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.