ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27406882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marshall, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip10.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute11.9 min → 10.7 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 11.9%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.9%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 69.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±4.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.3% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.9% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,853 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 under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,896± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+6,853± 393 MOE
Workers with travel time6,038± 408 MOE
Estimated home workers815± 207 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.