ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marinette County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute21.0 min → 21.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 7.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 80.8%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 18,925 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,046± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,925± 502 MOE
Workers with travel time17,425± 559 MOE
Estimated home workers1,500± 263 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.