ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute22.8 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 11.6%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 78.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 13,344 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,426± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,344± 293 MOE
Workers with travel time11,794± 296 MOE
Estimated home workers1,550± 237 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.