ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burnett County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute31.3 min → 28.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 11.8%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 75.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 6,886 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,916± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,886± 196 MOE
Workers with travel time6,076± 178 MOE
Estimated home workers810± 88 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.