ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27491382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otsego, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute33.5 min → 30.1 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 15.2%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 72.2%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±5.7 pp
Carpool9.5% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 12,095 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,245± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+12,095± 609 MOE
Workers with travel time10,253± 638 MOE
Estimated home workers1,842± 376 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.