Average for workers who did not work from home.
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27697002024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
West St. Paul, Minnesota
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.4 min one way; 19.6% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip22.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.6%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 West St. Paul city's published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.9 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How West St. Paul city residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 1.3% used public transit and 19.6% worked from home.
Each share uses 10,823 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How West St. Paul city compares with similar-size places
This place's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.
The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.
The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.
The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind West St. Paul city's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 10,823 workers age 16+, including 8,698 workers with reported travel time and 2,125 home workers.
Population estimate21,382± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+10,823± 528 MOE
Workers with travel time8,698± 520 MOE
Estimated home workers2,125± 384 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.
05 / SAME STATE
All Minnesota reports →Comparable Minnesota commute records for West St. Paul city
These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.