ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27586842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute19.1 min → 19.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.9%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 81.1%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 7,511 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,852± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+7,511± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time6,767± 331 MOE
Estimated home workers744± 184 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.