ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute19.2 min → 19.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 12.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 76.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.5% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 71,122 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate138,403± — MOE
Workers age 16+71,122± 863 MOE
Workers with travel time61,927± 1,140 MOE
Estimated home workers9,195± 650 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.