ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55235752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elm Grove, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home27.0%±7.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute22.9 min → 19.2 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.7% → 27.0%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 69.2%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±9.3 pp
Carpool1.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home27.0% ±7.8 pp

Each share uses 3,073 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,459± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+3,073± 334 MOE
Workers with travel time2,243± 379 MOE
Estimated home workers830± 255 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.