ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27437202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montevideo, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip15.2 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone85.5%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute19.7 min → 15.2 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.6%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 85.5%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.5% ±5.8 pp
Carpool9.5% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,276 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,315± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+2,276± 197 MOE
Workers with travel time2,171± 202 MOE
Estimated home workers105± 60 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.