What is the average commute in Monticello city, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Monticello city, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MN · GEOID 27437742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monticello, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Monticello city, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 13.2% worked from home, 72.5% drove alone, and 5.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home13.2%±3.5 pp MOE

Drove alone72.5%±5.1 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 Monticello city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.3 min → 26.1 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 13.2%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 72.5%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Monticello city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 13.2% worked from home.

Drive alone72.5% ±5.1 pp

Carpool10.9% ±3.4 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.9% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home13.2% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 7,999 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Monticello city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ 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 Monticello city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,999 workers age 16+, including 6,943 workers with reported travel time and 1,056 home workers.

Population estimate14,858± 41 MOE

Workers age 16+7,999± 519 MOE

Workers with travel time6,943± 519 MOE

Estimated home workers1,056± 289 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Minnesota commute records for Monticello city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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