ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27722382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Zimmerman, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.4%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 commute36.6 min → 34.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 11.4%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.5% → 68.3%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±8.5 pp
Carpool19.1% ±11.1 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.4% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 3,734 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,546± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+3,734± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time3,308± 379 MOE
Estimated home workers426± 215 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.