ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27530262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ramsey, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute28.4 min → 28.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 17.3%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 76.1%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 14,503 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,421± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+14,503± 607 MOE
Workers with travel time11,993± 627 MOE
Estimated home workers2,510± 340 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.