ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55069252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berlin, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute19.7 min → 20.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 5.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 81.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.5% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 2,403 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,562± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+2,403± 206 MOE
Workers with travel time2,278± 197 MOE
Estimated home workers125± 72 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.