ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27704202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Willmar, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip12.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute13.3 min → 12.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 8.2%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.9%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 78.8%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 9,636 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,378± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+9,636± 495 MOE
Workers with travel time8,842± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers794± 267 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.