ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iron County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute21.0 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 6.8%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 82.4%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 2,692 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% 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.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,210± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,692± 102 MOE
Workers with travel time2,508± 109 MOE
Estimated home workers184± 40 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.