ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 550912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pepin County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute26.5 min → 25.2 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 16.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 73.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home16.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 3,446 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,431± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,446± 124 MOE
Workers with travel time2,892± 129 MOE
Estimated home workers554± 77 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.