ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.2 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 9.1%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 76.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 21,729 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,229± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,729± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time19,753± 434 MOE
Estimated home workers1,976± 241 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.