ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55023752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Appleton, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute19.5 min → 19.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 12.6%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 74.4%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 39,279 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,023± 435 MOE
Workers age 16+39,279± 948 MOE
Workers with travel time34,322± 985 MOE
Estimated home workers4,957± 509 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.