ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55179752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cudahy, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute22.4 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 12.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 4.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 74.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±8.0 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit4.2% ±2.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.1% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 9,109 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,853± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+9,109± 751 MOE
Workers with travel time8,006± 809 MOE
Estimated home workers1,103± 308 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.