ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

59thMean commute percentile

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

39thWork-from-home percentile

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

63thTransit percentile

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

64th60+ 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 the shares

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.