ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute24.7 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 11.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 76.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.6% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 54,861 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate105,657± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,861± 888 MOE
Workers with travel time48,737± 989 MOE
Estimated home workers6,124± 593 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.