ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Forest County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute23.4 min → 25.1 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 8.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 78.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 3,690 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,369± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,690± 157 MOE
Workers with travel time3,395± 161 MOE
Estimated home workers295± 57 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.