ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55273002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute24.9 min → 23.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 16.0%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 74.4%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.0% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 17,284 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,886± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+17,284± 718 MOE
Workers with travel time14,527± 900 MOE
Estimated home workers2,757± 675 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.