ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute24.0 min → 25.9 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 7.5%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 79.9%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 9,153 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,981± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,153± 243 MOE
Workers with travel time8,468± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers685± 102 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.