ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55065002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beloit, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±3.5 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 commute22.2 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 6.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 79.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 17,173 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,534± 74 MOE
Workers age 16+17,173± 800 MOE
Workers with travel time15,984± 815 MOE
Estimated home workers1,189± 245 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.