What is the average commute in Ashland County, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ashland County, Wisconsin work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashland County, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Ashland County, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.8 min one way; 9.7% worked from home, 73.9% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home9.7%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone73.9%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.4%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 Ashland County'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 +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute17.6 min → 17.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 9.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 73.9%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ashland County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.9%; 1.1% used public transit and 9.7% worked from home.

Drive alone73.9% ±2.8 pp

Carpool7.2% ±1.6 pp

Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp

Walk6.4% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle1.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home9.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 7,470 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ashland County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 16th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

16^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ashland County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,470 workers age 16+, including 6,747 workers with reported travel time and 723 home workers.

Population estimate16,080± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,470± 254 MOE

Workers with travel time6,747± 262 MOE

Estimated home workers723± 151 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 Ashland 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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