ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27321742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jordan, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute28.7 min → 32.0 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 12.7%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 78.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±5.0 pp
Carpool7.7% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,670 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,771± 13 MOE
Workers age 16+3,670± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time3,204± 390 MOE
Estimated home workers466± 179 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.