ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute23.3 min → 22.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 17.5%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 74.2%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 48,105 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,966± — MOE
Workers age 16+48,105± 1,002 MOE
Workers with travel time39,704± 996 MOE
Estimated home workers8,401± 583 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.