What is the average commute in North Branch city, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 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 27467982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Branch, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for North Branch city, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 81.5% drove alone, and 10.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±4.4 min MOE

Worked from home6.1%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone81.5%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.0%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 North Branch city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.8 min → 30.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 6.1%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 81.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Branch city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

Drive alone81.5% ±4.4 pp

Carpool9.7% ±3.5 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp

Work from home6.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 6,101 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Branch city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% 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.

70^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Branch city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,101 workers age 16+, including 5,729 workers with reported travel time and 372 home workers.

Population estimate11,565± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+6,101± 329 MOE

Workers with travel time5,729± 363 MOE

Estimated home workers372± 137 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 North Branch 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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