ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55354502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holmen, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute25.4 min → 23.6 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 12.7%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 80.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.9 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.7% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,144 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.

42thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

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

45thTransit percentile

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

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,372± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+6,144± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time5,366± 416 MOE
Estimated home workers778± 264 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.