ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55119502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caledonia, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute25.7 min → 25.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 11.0%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 78.8%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 12,260 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,257± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+12,260± 630 MOE
Workers with travel time10,914± 594 MOE
Estimated home workers1,346± 294 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.