ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27599982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shoreview, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute24.8 min → 22.2 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 20.6%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 70.4%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 13,024 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% 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.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,714± 100 MOE
Workers age 16+13,024± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time10,341± 599 MOE
Estimated home workers2,683± 363 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.