ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27476802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakdale, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute23.3 min → 23.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 19.5%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 0.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 67.6%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 14,625 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,585± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+14,625± 613 MOE
Workers with travel time11,773± 707 MOE
Estimated home workers2,852± 391 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.