ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.5 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 commute25.2 min → 26.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 13.9%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 77.8%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 73,487 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate137,879± — MOE
Workers age 16+73,487± 1,050 MOE
Workers with travel time63,309± 1,303 MOE
Estimated home workers10,178± 698 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.