ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Wisconsin

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 78.7% drove alone, and 12.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 Adams County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.2 min → 30.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 9.8%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 78.7%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Adams County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

Drive alone78.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 8,329 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Adams County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Adams County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,329 workers age 16+, including 7,511 workers with reported travel time and 818 home workers.

Population estimate21,123± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,329± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time7,511± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers818± 133 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

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for Adams County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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