ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27338662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Crescent, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.4%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 commute18.1 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 15.2%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 81.2%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±5.0 pp
Carpool1.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home15.2% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,630 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% 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.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,251± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+2,630± 245 MOE
Workers with travel time2,229± 252 MOE
Estimated home workers401± 144 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.