ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute22.8 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 9.6%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 79.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 15,042 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,839± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,042± 289 MOE
Workers with travel time13,598± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers1,444± 182 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.