ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Wisconsin

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

23thMean commute percentile

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

72thWork-from-home percentile

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

66thTransit percentile

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

24th60+ 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 the shares

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.