ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WI · GEOID 551392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute19.0 min → 19.4 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 77.3%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 89,202 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate171,769± — MOE
Workers age 16+89,202± 1,141 MOE
Workers with travel time78,946± 1,217 MOE
Estimated home workers10,256± 789 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.