ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27558522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roseville, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute20.9 min → 20.7 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 22.6%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 65.1%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.1% ±2.7 pp
Carpool7.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 17,175 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thTransit percentile

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

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,802± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+17,175± 690 MOE
Workers with travel time13,289± 653 MOE
Estimated home workers3,886± 429 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.