ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vilas County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±2.3 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 commute19.3 min → 19.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 11.3%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 75.1%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 10,348 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,647± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,348± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time9,174± 372 MOE
Estimated home workers1,174± 176 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.