ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27403822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maplewood, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute24.0 min → 22.0 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 17.0%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 71.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 19,460 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,695± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+19,460± 813 MOE
Workers with travel time16,151± 777 MOE
Estimated home workers3,309± 525 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.