ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27351802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakeville, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home23.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute26.0 min → 23.6 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 23.4%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.4% → 66.1%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 40,138 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate74,354± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+40,138± 899 MOE
Workers with travel time30,751± 1,038 MOE
Estimated home workers9,387± 741 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.