ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27432522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Minnetonka, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.2%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 commute20.7 min → 19.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 27.4%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 65.1%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool4.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 28,309 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,064± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+28,309± 855 MOE
Workers with travel time20,541± 988 MOE
Estimated home workers7,768± 621 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.