What is the average commute in Grant County, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Grant County, Wisconsin work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Grant County, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 10.3% worked from home, 75.5% drove alone, and 5.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±1.0 min MOE

Worked from home10.3%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone75.5%±1.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.1%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 Grant County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.6 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 10.3%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 75.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Grant County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.5%; 0.3% used public transit and 10.3% worked from home.

Drive alone75.5% ±1.7 pp

Carpool5.5% ±0.8 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk6.4% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp

Work from home10.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 25,110 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Grant County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 23th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

23^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Grant County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,110 workers age 16+, including 22,529 workers with reported travel time and 2,581 home workers.

Population estimate51,770± — MOE

Workers age 16+25,110± 481 MOE

Workers with travel time22,529± 510 MOE

Estimated home workers2,581± 279 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 Grant 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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