ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washburn County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute24.3 min → 22.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 12.6%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 74.9%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 7,166 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 under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,854± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,166± 217 MOE
Workers with travel time6,262± 215 MOE
Estimated home workers904± 116 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.