ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute24.6 min → 24.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 7.9%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 81.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 24,810 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,569± — MOE
Workers age 16+24,810± 511 MOE
Workers with travel time22,856± 544 MOE
Estimated home workers1,954± 303 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.