ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55193502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DeForest, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute24.0 min → 26.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 20.0%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 71.7%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.2% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.1 pp
Work from home20.0% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 6,241 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% 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.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,501± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+6,241± 363 MOE
Workers with travel time4,993± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers1,248± 256 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.