What is the average commute in Jefferson County, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.5%, 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 550552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Jefferson County, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.8 min one way; 10.5% worked from home, 76.9% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home10.5%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone76.9%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.4%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 Jefferson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.3 min → 24.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 76.9%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jefferson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.9%; 0.4% used public transit and 10.5% worked from home.

Drive alone76.9% ±1.8 pp

Carpool8.1% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp

Walk3.0% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 46,019 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jefferson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 54th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

54^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jefferson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 46,019 workers age 16+, including 41,191 workers with reported travel time and 4,828 home workers.

Population estimate86,003± — MOE

Workers age 16+46,019± 832 MOE

Workers with travel time41,191± 1,038 MOE

Estimated home workers4,828± 526 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 Jefferson 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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