ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence County, Wisconsin

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.1 min one way; 11.1% worked from home, 82.5% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 Florence County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.2 min → 20.1 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 82.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Florence County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.1% worked from home.

Drive alone82.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 1,865 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Florence County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Florence County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,865 workers age 16+, including 1,658 workers with reported travel time and 207 home workers.

Population estimate4,646± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,865± 111 MOE
Workers with travel time1,658± 96 MOE
Estimated home workers207± 56 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 Florence 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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