ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute25.0 min → 26.5 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 79.5%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 6,683 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,393± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,683± 167 MOE
Workers with travel time6,013± 183 MOE
Estimated home workers670± 74 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.