What is the average commute in Oconto County, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Oconto County, Wisconsin work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oconto County, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Oconto County, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.0 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 78.2% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home12.5%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone78.2%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.2%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 Oconto County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.2 min → 28.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.5%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 78.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Oconto County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.2%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone78.2% ±1.8 pp

Carpool6.1% ±0.9 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home12.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 19,147 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Oconto County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

76^thMean commute percentile

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

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Oconto County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,147 workers age 16+, including 16,746 workers with reported travel time and 2,401 home workers.

Population estimate39,589± — MOE

Workers age 16+19,147± 397 MOE

Workers with travel time16,746± 461 MOE

Estimated home workers2,401± 217 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for Oconto County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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