ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55311752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenfield, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute22.8 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 14.4%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 76.7%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±2.8 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home14.4% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 19,356 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,345± 88 MOE
Workers age 16+19,356± 652 MOE
Workers with travel time16,573± 703 MOE
Estimated home workers2,783± 416 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.