ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55320752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute21.0 min → 22.8 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 10.7%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 78.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±6.2 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.7% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,023 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

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

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,689± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+4,023± 307 MOE
Workers with travel time3,591± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers432± 147 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.