ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.1 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 commute25.1 min → 24.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 12.6%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 75.0%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.1% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 8,244 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% 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 estimate16,942± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,244± 153 MOE
Workers with travel time7,208± 188 MOE
Estimated home workers1,036± 149 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.