ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27442422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morris, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip13.1 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute10.6 min → 13.1 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 8.1%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 67.7%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±5.0 pp
Carpool13.4% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.1 pp
Walk7.8% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.1% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 2,511 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% 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.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,128± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+2,511± 173 MOE
Workers with travel time2,308± 180 MOE
Estimated home workers203± 95 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.