ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27375562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Little Falls, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute21.1 min → 19.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 6.5%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 79.4%▲ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,520 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,121± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+3,520± 321 MOE
Workers with travel time3,290± 308 MOE
Estimated home workers230± 113 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.