ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27471042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Oaks, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home39.5%±16.9 pp MOE
Drove alone49.9%±12.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute26.1 min → 26.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.0% → 39.5%▲ 11.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 49.9%▼ 18.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.9% ±12.8 pp
Carpool8.2% ±7.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±1.3 pp
Work from home39.5% ±16.9 pp

Each share uses 1,852 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,179± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+1,852± 216 MOE
Workers with travel time1,121± 262 MOE
Estimated home workers731± 325 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.