ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27313282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Isanti, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute35.8 min → 28.3 min▼ 7.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 13.2%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 74.3%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±6.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.2% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,135 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

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

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,210± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+4,135± 372 MOE
Workers with travel time3,589± 422 MOE
Estimated home workers546± 200 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.