ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taylor County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.5%±2.7 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 commute23.7 min → 22.0 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 9.2%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 74.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 9,582 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 under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,024± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,582± 202 MOE
Workers with travel time8,704± 220 MOE
Estimated home workers878± 137 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.