ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55098002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bristol, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute28.5 min → 25.7 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.0%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.1%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 80.1%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±9.3 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.8 pp
Walk4.4% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.0% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,788 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

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

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,207± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,788± 269 MOE
Workers with travel time2,481± 316 MOE
Estimated home workers307± 136 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.