ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27628242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stillwater, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute23.2 min → 20.1 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 21.9%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 67.8%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 9,932 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,355± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+9,932± 714 MOE
Workers with travel time7,758± 741 MOE
Estimated home workers2,174± 323 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.