ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27398782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mankato, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip13.9 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±2.7 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 commute15.9 min → 13.9 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 7.8%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 73.3%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool12.5% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 24,579 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

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

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,473± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+24,579± 720 MOE
Workers with travel time22,664± 708 MOE
Estimated home workers1,915± 348 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.