What is the average commute in Kenosha County, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 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 550592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Kenosha County, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 10.7% worked from home, 78.6% drove alone, and 6.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±0.9 min MOE

Worked from home10.7%±1.0 pp MOE

Drove alone78.6%±1.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.9%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 Kenosha County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.2 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.7%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 78.6%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kenosha County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.6%; 0.7% used public transit and 10.7% worked from home.

Drive alone78.6% ±1.1 pp

Carpool6.9% ±0.9 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 85,766 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kenosha County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

59^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

39^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

63^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kenosha County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 85,766 workers age 16+, including 76,607 workers with reported travel time and 9,159 home workers.

Population estimate168,438± — MOE

Workers age 16+85,766± 1,220 MOE

Workers with travel time76,607± 1,178 MOE

Estimated home workers9,159± 845 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 Kenosha 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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