ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27374482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Litchfield, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.7%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute16.9 min → 19.5 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 2.7%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 85.7%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool9.4% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 3,179 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

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

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,576± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,179± 230 MOE
Workers with travel time3,092± 235 MOE
Estimated home workers87± 42 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.