ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55133752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.4%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute23.3 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 16.4%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 75.3%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±5.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.4% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 6,730 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,605± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,730± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time5,626± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers1,104± 233 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.