ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55145752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute19.7 min → 18.9 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 10.2%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 76.0%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±4.7 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 7,168 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,782± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+7,168± 417 MOE
Workers with travel time6,437± 475 MOE
Estimated home workers731± 220 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.